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Category: KJV

  • 400th Anniversary

    As the Virginia Hugenot reported, May 2, 2011, is the 400th anniversary of the first printing of the King James or “Authorized” Version of the Bible. Whether or not you agree with my assessment that it is still the best widely-available English translation of the Bible or not, this is cause for celebration. Notwithstanding the…

  • Presbyterians – Give me an AV

    Presbyterians’ [Fn1] new hit single, “Give me an AV”[Fn2] (tune) Hey over therePlease forgive meIf I like the good “King Jim”[Fn3]Hate to stareAt your BibleWhile they play my favorite hymn[Fn4] So come here‘Little closerWanna whisper in your earMake it clearLittle questionWanna know just how you feel If I said I miss my “thees” and “thous”If…

  • Response to Scott Windsor (regarding Steve Hays and Sola Scriptura)

    I see that Scott Windsor (Roman Catholic) has responded to Steve Hays (Reformed) on the topic of Sola Scriptura (link to response). Steve is more than capable of carrying on the discussion himself. I’d like to simply address a few of the issues in Scott’s post: 1) The definition of Sola Scriptura I realize there…

  • Simple Challenge for Kent Brandenburg

    Mr. Brandenburg has posted an article in which he states: Bart Ehrman, in Misquoting Jesus, had nine propositions that he developed in the course of the book. In his debate with Ehrman, James White could not challenge the assessment that he himself agreed with eight and a half of the propositions in Misquoting Jesus. The…

  • Textual Variant in 1611 KJV

    The KJV, 1611 edition, was printed on more than one printing press. While the text printed was generally the same, there was at least one variant. At Ruth 3:15 the text correctly reads (in the current 2/3 majority of extant copies) “she went into the city” instead of “he went into the city”, but the…

  • Dr. White Explains Textual Transmission to Kent Hovind

    Dr. White has provided a series of three video responses to some rather uninformed comments by Kent Hovind on Bible versions. Hovind’s comments appear to be gleaned from the book he recommends, a book by Gail Riplinger, one of the prominent promoters of KJV-Onlyism. The problems in Hovind’s presentation are numerous, and even Dr. White’s…

  • KJVO vs. KJV Translators

    A while back I came across the following article that is germane to the KJVO debate (link). This article relies on the testimony of the translators themsevles in discussion the issues. Doug Smith appears to have prepared this as part of a series – though I don’t recall seeing the rest of the series. If…

  • Redundancy in James?

    In the King James Version, the James 5:16 seems to contain a little redundancy and/or truism: James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. The redundancy is “effectual” and “availeth much.” If it is effectual…

  • Revelation 14:1 – How Many Greek Texts Match the TR?

    I recently heard a radio interview in which the person advocating the position against the KJV-only position, asserted that none of the Greek manuscripts match the Textus Receptus in omitting “his name and” in Revelation 14:1. The KJV, however, follows the Textus Receptus precisely in this place and omits the “his name and” from the…

  • Further Roundup of Kurschner Responses

    The present author recently responded to Alan Kurschner’s “8 Reasons.” (link to the present author’s rebuttal and the original article) Assuming, however, that there might be other responses, the present author went looking and found: One other commenter suggests that Kurschner is unfairly lumping majority text advocates in with KJVO “kooks” (the commenter’s word, not…