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A keyword searchable edition of The King James Bible available for handhelds, desktops and laptops. Including Old Testament and New Testament, this is a wonderful tool that keeps the scriptures at your fingertips. The translation that became the Authorized King James Bible was begun in 1604 and in 1611 was published by the Church of England, under the direction of King James. The translation was done by forty-seven Church of England scholars, the New Testament coming from the Greek Textus Receptus (Received Text), the Old Testament from the Masoretic Hebrew text, and the Apocrypha from the Greek Septuagint (LXX), except for two Esdras from the Latin Vulgate.
J.N-Turner: The Bible, filled with ancient texts, poems and wisdom, can I say anything more. The greatest poet, the most wisest King, and the acts of ordinary people doing extraordinary things makes this book Amazing and a must read. So many people talk about Socrates, and Plato and Shakespeare and so forth, but what about King Solomon, King David, Jesus, Daniel and so forth? The poems and the proverbs easily surpasses the writings of any philosopher or poet out there. I have a very personal connection with this book, It saved my life! This Jewish history book, a love letter from God, acts of amazing people, stories of old, and the wisdom of Kings will change your life to be a person you never thought you could be. This is my favorite book of all time!… (more)
I read the King James (KJV) and the New International Version (NIV) at the same time (which might explain why it took nearly two years to finish), and this is not a review of the content so much as a review of the two translations.
KJV is beautiful, and there is a reason it has been considered the standard English version for 4 centuries. But it is also 4 centuries old, which makes some of the language at times difficult to completely understand for modern readers.
NIV was first published in 1978, translated from original sources into modern English. There were many times during this reading project when I read the KJV chapter, and then read the same NIV chapter and revised my understanding of what was being said. If I were ever to read the bible from cover to cover again (unlikely), I would probably go with the NIV.
Nutshell: read the KJV for the poetry and the literary history, read the NIV for understanding. ( )
Excellent and consistent in its presentation of how our world got to be in its present condition, and what has been arranged in order to restore it to its original condition. ( )
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A keyword searchable edition of The King James Bible available for handhelds, desktops and laptops. Including Old Testament and New Testament, this is a wonderful tool that keeps the scriptures at your fingertips. The translation that became the Authorized King James Bible was begun in 1604 and in 1611 was published by the Church of England, under the direction of King James. The translation was done by forty-seven Church of England scholars, the New Testament coming from the Greek Textus Receptus (Received Text), the Old Testament from the Masoretic Hebrew text, and the Apocrypha from the Greek Septuagint (LXX), except for two Esdras from the Latin Vulgate.
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KJV is beautiful, and there is a reason it has been considered the standard English version for 4 centuries. But it is also 4 centuries old, which makes some of the language at times difficult to completely understand for modern readers.
NIV was first published in 1978, translated from original sources into modern English. There were many times during this reading project when I read the KJV chapter, and then read the same NIV chapter and revised my understanding of what was being said. If I were ever to read the bible from cover to cover again (unlikely), I would probably go with the NIV.
Nutshell: read the KJV for the poetry and the literary history, read the NIV for understanding. (