Did joseph smith ignorantly include an error from the bible into the. The story of the king james version 16112011, gordon campbell, oxford university press 2010. Does the king james version bible have any errors in its. Volumes have been written on its distinctive and rhythmic style, and it is still regarded as a triumph of modern english literature. Peter s download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Many people find problematic the extent to which the book of mormon quotes the king james version of the bible, because this practice can make the book of mormon look more like a cobbledtogether 19thcentury text than a translation of an ancient artifact bearing in. Original translators draft provides earliest known look. The oxford dictionary of national biography, 200411 bible. Original translators draft provides earliest known look at. The king james version contains certain translation and textual errors which will facilitate a global transition from the true gospel of jesus christ to the false gospel of the antichrist. May 18, 2009 1 king james vs new world translation, which is more accurate. Oct 28, 2015 this find is significant because all the other known material from the king james bible creation project dates from much later in the translation process and was likely copied made by scribes.
King james version translation errors servants news. Sep 23, 2014 this topic of new translation errors could take an entire book itself to write and cover them, so i will for now just put out a few of the verses here, and i believe you will see how subtle the enemy has tried to trick a generation into lukewarm living. The errors in the king james bible kindle edition by. I find what the bible says about the bible to be interesting. Yet the book of mormon is not a slavish copy of the. Many others, however, have forsaken the book that god has been using for centuries. New bible version translation errors why choose kjv. Printing errors in the king james version in some rather minor ways, the king james version is not simply one thing but is many things. If the book of mormon is an accurate translation, some claim that it shouldnt contain these translational errors.
The book of mormon claims to be the inspired word of god and joseph smith. It lacks, in my opinion, the beauty of the king james but is an acceptable alternative to the nrsv. They had disagreements, to be sure, but they labored on, year after year. The greek text which stands behind the king james bible is demonstrably inferior in certain places. Thus the book of mormon was translated by the gift and power of god and not by the power of man address to all believers in christ, richmond, missouri, 1887, p. The new king james bible was first published in 1979. Jehovahs name it was once a household word, used each time the father or grandfather read the holy scriptures to his family.
The word translated was is hayah, and denotes a condition different than a former condition, as in genesis 19. This text, the socalled received text or byzantine text also termed syrian, antioch, or koine text was used in the king james version. For such a diverse group, they worked together in harmony during a generally contentious time. Its aim is to be a balance between wordforword and phraseforphrase. A good translation, but nothing more this text article by jeff smelser. He completed his translation in 1833, but the church still uses the king james version. Conveniently designed in a sidebyside format, the peoples parallel bible allows you to quickly read identical passages in both translations on the same.
The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. Specific bible studies king james translation errors. The jst joseph smith translation and iv inspired version really dont belong with the king james version. In addition, at the front of the book of mormon, in the section titled. Nowhere am i told that the king james bible is the best or only holy bible. Off the cuff, i would say that the new world translation nwt is more accurate as its new testament is based on westcott and hort a scholarly critical greek text rather than on the beza new testament used by the king james version kjv translators. King james vs new world translation, which is more accurate. Joseph smiths inspired revisions to the king james. Below ive written out the kjv and compare it to the erveasytoread version. This topic of new translation errors could take an entire book itself to write and cover them, so i will for now just put out a few of the verses here, and i believe you will see how subtle the enemy has tried to trick a generation into lukewarm living.
In the rsv preface it says the king james version has grave defects. We encourage all to fear god and to keep his commandments by searching the scriptures daily and by being doers of the word. The kjv inconsistently translated the word pneuma as spirit or ghost, with 91 instances of ghost or ghost referring to god. There is no verse that tells me how god will preserve his word, so. King james supported the idea of a new translation as long as it was free from marginal commentary as found in the tyndale and geneva versions. The book of mormon incorporates text which seems to be taken from the king james version, including passages which are now considered to be mistranslations in the king james version. The early printings of the king james bible included many errors.
This addendum hopes to present information which will enable the reader to understand what the gnostic doctrine teaches and which mistranslations in the kjv. Making it a separate book so that recommendations are better or cleanup is easier seems to be putting the excuse the pun bibliograhic cart before the colophon of the horse. In the words of latterday saints president wilford c. I am not expressing my opinion, only relating the information i have found. An alternative explanation to the relationship between isaiah 2.
The result was a translation and a style that was not so much old but. The damsel, after consulting with her mother, returns to the banqueting room, points, no doubt, to the dishes on the banqueting table, and says, give me forthwith, on a dish, the head of john the baptist. First, i want to affirm with all evangelical christians that the bible is the word of god, inerrant, inspired, and our final authority for faith and life. What are 1769 kjv edition errors doing in book of mormon. The story of the king james version 16112011, gordon campbell, oxford university press 2010 the king james bible. Here is a partial listing of king james version translation errors. The errors in the king james bible kindle edition by ruckman, dr. Joseph smiths inspired revisions to the king james bible. Oct 11, 2011 lets thumb through the new world translation n.
Other translations, such as the new international version niv, are meaningformeaning translations. Smith copied the kjv blindly, not showing awareness of translation problems and errors in the kjv. Tvedtness analysis and evidence was highly ambiguous, substantially incomplete, strained, or simply in error. Problems with some bible translations, including the king. Errors in the king james bible from genesis to revelation. Holy bible should the lds edition of the king james. The king james bible blog is a place to examine and appreciate the king james bible for what it is a great but imperfect english translation and a magnificent piece of english literature. The naming of this version is another interesting story that i will not go into here. With the kjv some verses the translator added things and the time period in which it was translated as the kjv influenced the translators. Carved on doorways of churches, on angels crowns in the vatican, stitched on bookmarks and done in calligraphy, and used over 7000 times in the original bible writings. Please contact us if you find any and let us know what they are. Kingdom of israel in isaiah 28 see especially verse 7, the lord. The joseph smith translation is josephs supposedly inspired revision of the king james bible. Malachi in the book of mormon is dependent solely on the king james.
While joseph smith described the book of mormon as a translation of text written on golden plates, smith had not. Even some apologists acknowledge that the phrase used is a rhyming couplet. This textus receptus is essentially the same as the majority text and the byzantine text type. Notes on the king james translation and the socalled textus receptus. Mar 28, 2009 the kjv does have errors,youll have errors with every translation. Many people today claim to be christians, disciples of. Over the past few decades, new bible translations have been popping up all over the country. Translation errors in the king james bible appearing in the book of mormon. The king james version kjv, also known as the king james bible kjb or simply the authorized version av, is an english translation of the christian bible for the church of england, was commissioned in 1604 and completed as well as published in 1611 under the sponsorship of james vi and i.
The king james translation of 1611 is based on the socalled textus receptus. The peoples parallel edition lets you read two of the most powerful translations of gods word in one specially bound bible edition. Their complete bible was published first in 1961, with subsequent revisions published in 1970 and 1984. For example, baptizing name father and baptizing them in the name of the father will both return matthew 28. As george kackos rightly said in the july 1991 plain truth magazine, both methods have their strengths and weaknesses. What are the errors in the king james version bible.
Many strong christians have stood their ground and continued to believe, read, and study only the authorized king james bible. A short history from tyndale to today, david norton, cambridge university press, 2011. The book, jehovahs witnesses answered verse by verse by david a. Satan shall have no more power over the hearts of the children of men. The original 1830 first printed edition of the book of mormon exists. Defects of the king james version bible research by. The watchtower society first published the new world translation of the new testament in 1950. Notes on the king james translation and the socalled. The inspired version of the king james bible, also called the joseph smith translation jst. The puritans received no other support or comfort from king james at the conference the translation itself. If the book of mormon is an accurate translation, some claim that it shouldnt contain. King james vs new world translation, which is more. Whereas it is true that they are all religious texts, some amount of effort should be made to form at least rudimentary. The nasb, the niv, the jehovahs witness bible new world translation, and most modern translations and paraphrases use the westcott and hort greek text, which is supported by only a small portion 5% or less of existing manuscripts, including codex vaticanus, codex sinaiticus, alexandrian codex, parisian codex, and codex bezae.
The work of translation the plan for translation was drawn up in 1604. Why i do not think the king james bible is the best. Aug 12, 20 the greek text which stands behind the king james bible is demonstrably inferior in certain places. The complaints many of us, who wholeheartedly support the king james bible kjb, continue to read or hear comments or complaints that there are many to mistakes or errors in. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the errors in the king james bible. Frequently asked questions about the nkjv thomas nelson. The new king james version achieves the necessary balance between understanding and spiritual uplift.
They acknowledge the problem of the word and the triplet. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. King james version kjv and i will pour upon the house of david, and upon the inhabitants of jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications. We will now give some special attention to one of the deadliest translations on the marketthe new king james version, first published in 1979. The king james version, or authorized version, of the bible, first published in 1611 under the authority of englands king james hence the designation, authorized, was in that day a very good translation, and is yet today a useful translation.
For that matter, the case could be made that separation of other bible versions may also make sense as they are not the same book. Neb is a translation from the united kingdom, and was aimed to be translated in a british idiom. There were no tell all books published after the fact. The man who edited the text was a roman catholic priest and humanist named erasmus. How do jehovah witnesses explain the differences between the new world translation and latingreek, specifically in these two bible verses. Bible the story of the king james version 16112011 oxford, gordon campbell, oxford university press 2010. The newer versions have the bible have removed those errors. The book of mormon and the king james version january 26, 2014 by jason k. One precious example of this is the book of mormon. There are no errors that we know about in the king james bible. Use fewer words in your search, especially if youre unsure of the exact phrase. Bible translations and the king james version the american. Its been an exciting month for fans and historians of the king james bible. The book of mormon and the king james version by common.
In contrast, the goal of the new king james version is to preserve and improve the king james version, restoring its originally intended meaning. Errors in grammar there are literally thousands of grammatical errors in the original edition of the book of mormon errors that gradually have been changed in later editions. I do testify that the uncut sheets of the complete first edition of the book of mormon have been reproduced in its original unchanged condition. Now you can compare the timehonored king james version with the easytounderstand new living translation. These take the form of such things as double negatives, incorrect adverbs and adjectives, and incorrect tenses. By that i mean that over the years there have been minor revisions made to it most of them very minor indeed, picayune alterations of such things as spelling and punctuation but revisions nonetheless. The kingdom hearts novels are now being localised and published by yen press. Ask what thou wilt and i will give it thee, even to the half of my kingdom. No, the book of mormon does not contain unique errors from the king james version bible. The berean research institute is a scripturebased, familyoriented area of cyberspace wherein men, women and children can research beliefs and doctrines that impact their assembly, ministry andor personal lives. It is a deadly version because its editors have succeeded in deceiving the body of christ on two main points. Nearly 4,000 manuscripts of this byzantine or official text agree almost perfectly with each other, and are a far better.
The king james version and contemporary translations. Translation errors here is a partial listing of king james version translation errors. Isaiah 2 1 the word that isaiah the son of amoz saw concerning judah and jerusalem. Another testament of jesus christ, an inspired translation of an. By contrast, wards draftwritten in his own distinctive handwriting. This article explains that joseph claimed to be restoring the true, original meaning of the bible, and looks at examples of josephs changes to the gospel of john proving this claim to have been false. Printing errors in the king james version the bart. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv.
The kjv does have errors,youll have errors with every translation. Unhappily for the kjvonlyists, there are many, many errors of translation found in the king james version of the scriptures that can be readily seen by anyone who is honest in their evaluation of what they are reading. This is a known king james version error and is corrected in all other bible. The text of the lds editions of the king james bible isare exactly the same. Reed, sheds light on why the new world translation is so inconsistent in its translation. Is the new world translation an accurate translation. However, nowhere in the bible am i told that only one translation of it is the correct one.
Abundant evidence exists and is constantly growing to show that critical opinion and methods were known at least from the very early days of the formation of the nt canon. The niv, the new english bible, and other modern translations are completely new translations, and each is aimed at replacing the king james version as the standard for the englishspeaking world. The issue of the influence of the king james bible upon the revelations first contained in the. When the new king james bible departs from the underlying greek text of the king james bible. Older copies did not survive because these texts were used until worn out. The king james version of the bible is, in all likelihood, the most successful of all the english translations.
Kjv translation errors as found in the book of mormon. The word ghost with reference to god, which is used in all english bibles predating the king james version, can be traced to the wycliffe translation 95. Isaiah 29 and the book of mormon byu scholarsarchive. Aug 17, 2011 the joseph smith translation is josephs supposedly inspired revision of the king james bible. Jan 26, 2014 the book of mormon and the king james version january 26, 2014 by jason k. Even today, 400 years since the king james version was first published, it is still what people think of first when they think of the bible. In the minds of some individuals the king james translation of 1611 has become the only legitimate translation of the bible in the english language. Greek translation of the hebrew bible influenced the new testament,14 how the. The complaints many of us, who wholeheartedly support the king james bible kjb, continue to read or hear comments or complaints that there are many to mistakes or errors in the kjb. About the nkjv thomas nelson bibles new king james version.
The king james bible and the doctrine and covenants religious. Proof the new king james version of the bible is corrupted by will kinney. I will no longer be working on these projects, but i will leave up my completed works as well as the works in progress unless i am contacted to take them down. Many adherents to the theory of an inerrant translation of scripture, namely those referred to as kjvonlyists, are thoroughly convinced that yahuwah has preserved his sacred written word in the english language through the translation of the king james version, which is also called the authorized version. The watchtower society presents the new world translation as the anonymous work of the new world bible translation committee and resists all efforts to identify the members of the committee. During the seven year translation process of the kjv, words were added that did not. The king james version is a wordforword translation. The king james version of the new testament was based upon a greek text that was marred by mistakes.
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