[when the KJV was made, they didn't have all the resources, the ancient texts that we have today...]
Ah, but when the KJV was made, the writers had a strong fearless mindset, backed by the King himself, whereas a lot of modern translators are cowardly, lukewarm, wishy-washy politically-correct wimps.. ;)
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And of course, that king(who, by the way was gay) knew Hebrew so well...................by the way, can you speak the original language, OR AT LEAST GREEK?, can you guarantee that those who translated into "heathens" weren't following an agenda too and weren't too "politically correct" for the time......................?
The KJV translators had a strong, fearful desire to not be burned or hung.
If you're going to use King James as a pillar of your stalwart, Bible upholding monarch assertion, you should remember that King James was gay.
That's exactly it. They had a mindset, not detailed knowledge. The translation was done entirely to conform to doctrine as it existed at the time.
For example the KJV regularly describes heathens as 'heathens', whereas newer translators call them 'nations', such is their disgracefully spineless mindset.
The KJV translators translated the same Hebrew word as "nation", "heathen", "gentile" and "people", with "nation" being the most common. The newer versions are consistent - they translate the same Hebrew word into the same English word: "nation". The new versions translate what the scripture said - not what the translators think it should have said based on their personal theology.
You can argue the point 'til you're blue in the face. The translations, backed by the king, based on whatever old manuscripts, blah blah blah it doesn't matter.
If you're going to use King James as a pillar of your stalwart, Bible upholding monarch assertion, you should remember that King James was gay.
If he was homosexual, he wasn't exclusively homosexual. It's hard to pin that on him definatively though.
What is known definatively about King James I is that he supported the notion that the monarchy was a divinely inspired position. This was a position directly opposite our founding fathers and perhaps the greatest impetus to the American Revolution.
So much for a "Christian Nation," at least by King James's standards.
@Giga Guess: Heathens, in fundie, means anyone not like us.
Actually, the original Hebrew word the KJV translated as "heathen" seems to have come from the same root from which the word "goyim" came; so if you know Yiddish, it doesn't include the Christian fundies, either!
they should of kept it in latin, then we'd have none of this fundy crap at all, since I don't think latin is strong amongst the "home schooled".
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Aw, he's got a smiley in the middle of the text! How cute.
Should we tell him that King James was Anglican, or would that burst his fragile little Fundie bubble?
I know it is Wikipedia but,
The king gave the translators instructions designed to guarantee that the new version would conform to the ecclesiology and reflect the episcopal structure of the Church of England and its beliefs about an ordained clergy. The translation was by 47 scholars, all of whom were members of the Church of England.
Didn't your ancestors run away from this type of religious indoctrination?
Bullshit as much as you want. It's a rewrite from a rewrite with little consideration for accuracy of translation. As Bibles go, it's the least reliable
I notice he didn't even address the issue of major texts completely ommited even when it was drawn up let alone since
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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