THE KING JAMES THE KING JAMES VERSIONVERSION

The History of English LanguageAshy Chen100501012

THE HOLY BIBLE, Containing the Old THE HOLY BIBLE, Containing the Old Testament, AND THE NEW: Newly Testament, AND THE NEW: Newly Translated out of the Original tongues: & Translated out of the Original tongues: & with the former Translations diligently with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by his Majesties compared and revised, by his Majesties special Commandmentspecial CommandmentThe Authorized Version (AV)

◦King James Version (KJV)◦King James Bible (KJB)

An English translation of the Christian Bible by the Church of England

1604 ~1611

History of English Translation History of English Translation of the Bible: of the Bible: Early Modern Early Modern EnglishEnglish

1525 Willian Tynadale◦first real English translation of the

New Testament◦1537 Thomas Matthew finished it◦→Matthew’s Bible

1535 Miles Coverdale◦full translation◦→Coverdale’s Bible

1538 Henry VIII◦revision of Matthew’s Bible◦→ the Great Bible/Whitchurch’s Bible

1560 Calvinist English Protestants exiled in Geneva → the Geneva Bible

1568 Anglican authorities commissioned

→ the Bishop’s Bible1582 exiled English Catholics →Douay-Rheims Bible

16041604

King James VI of Scotland and I of England

Hampton Court ConferencePuritans

◦Simplify the ceremonies◦Problems of earlier translations◦Mistranslation◦The Great Bible & The Bishop’s Bible◦Correct in The Geneva Bible◦Establish one Bible for the whole country

Most popularGood translationNotes

◦ Calvinistic◦ Anti-monarchical◦ Exodus 1:17 notes◦ "Their disobedience

to the king was lawful, though their dissembling was not."

The Geneva Version is the The Geneva Version is the Worst?!Worst?!

Facts about KJVFacts about KJV15 official instructions to translatorsRevised the Bishops‘ Bible and

consulted other earlier versions The printing process included many

errors in early editions◦ ‘he’ → ‘she’◦ ‘Jesus’ → ‘Judas’

◦ 1631 edition, “Wicked Bible”◦ Failed to put ‘not’ in Exodus 20:14 ◦ 'Thou shalt commit adultery,'

Copyright status◦In the public domain in most of the

world◦In the UK, only publishers with the

Crown licenses have the right to print, publish and distribute KJV

Influence of KJVInfluence of KJV“The most influential version of

the most influential book in the world, in what is now its most influential language”

“The most important book in English religion and culture“

“The most celebrated book in the English-speaking world"

Development of the English language◦It is Shakespeare and KJV that make

English a written and intelligent language◦257 English idioms

A two-edged sword Nothing new under the sun

Mostly read in English-speaking world◦United States

ComparisonComparisonGreek, Hebrew and Aramaic (Latin)Different words with same translation

◦14 different Hebrew→ "prince“Different translation to the same

word◦Romans Chapter 5:◦2 By whom also wee have accesse by

faith, into this grace wherein wee stand, and rejoyce in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not onely so, but we glory in tribulations also, knowing that tribulation worketh patience

Different translation from other versions◦New International Version (NIV) ◦New American Standard Bible (NASB)◦Balance between word-to-word and

thought-to-thought

NIV, NASB vs. KJV◦Men vs. Holy men◦Spirit vs. Holy Ghost

King-James-Only King-James-Only MovementMovement

KJVO1930sKing James Bible (KJB)Insisted that people can trust no

English translation but only KJBKJB hold all the definition within

the text, and no other sources are acceptable

ReferencesReferences http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorized_King_James_Vers

ion http://www.bible-researcher.com/mcafee2.html http://www.av1611.org/kjv/kjvhist.html http://lavistachurchofchrist.org/LVarticles/

OriginOfKJV.htm http://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english-bible-history/ http://www.servantofjesuschrist.com/articles/

biblecomparisons.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_International_Version http://www.york.edu/news/2011/documents/

Commonidioms.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King-James-Only_movement

THANK YOU !!THANK YOU !!

"The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times." 

- Psalms 12:6, KJV