Sub-Article # 4: A Review of an Earlier Article
One of the major problems that was pointed out to me was why I did not explain why I did not include, nor support the authorized Version, more commonly known as The King James Version. Before I start this I want to point out that I’m not talking about the New King James Version, (which was published in COMPLETE in 1982) I’m not even talking about the 1769 King James Version. I’m talking about any version that was DIRECTLY commissioned by the royal family of ENGLAND, starting with King Henry the 8th, who commissioned the “Great Bible.”
The History of the KJV
The KJV is an English translation by the Church of England of the Christian Bible which begun in 1604 and completed in 1611. First printed by the King’s Printer, Robert Barker, this was the third translation into English. In January 1604, King James I of England convened the Hampton Court Conference where a new English version was conceived in response to the perceived problems of the earlier translations as detected by the Puritans, a faction within the Church of England. The KJV was based off the two earlier English versions commissioned by the royal family. These two books we’re earlier based off Catholic Latin and Greek doctrine. The translators did see problems with doctrine of the time from the catholic doctrine compared to the older doctrine found during the rain of Henry the 8th. This same doctrine helped establish the “Great Bible” and of course we can assume would have been used to create the KJV
The History of the NIV
The New International Version project was started after a meeting in 1965 at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois, between the Christian Reformed Church, National Association of Evangelicals, and a group of international scholars. The New York Bible Society (now Biblica) was selected to do the translation. The New Testament was released in 1973 and the full Bible in 1978. There are a couple of very rare 1973 editions which are signed by a few of the translating committee members which were released before the other 1973 editions.
The History of the ESV
The English “Standard Version” has a very odd history, going back before the KJV the original “Standard Version” (not the English standard version) was started in London by more than one printer. It was not approved by the church of England, but it was years before the KJV (1526 is when the first editions we’re saw on the streets). Work on the modern ESV began in 1971 after the Nation Council of Churches gave permission to us the “revised standard version” to create English Standard (only 5% of that text would change). The original ESV came out that year.
My Opinion still stands
From my former article, the fact is that the most recently updated version of all these bibles (including the NKJV) have used the same artifacts and doctrine. Every bible is different, it is true. But the differences are so small that it should make no major changes to our faith, as long as you read the entire bible. BUT I still stand behind my theory that if you wish to get to the deepest doctrinal truth you must use all three bible (ESV,NIV, and NKJV). I also say that if you want to get even deeper into the word, then get a bible that has key words translated. But in the end I do not believe that these minor differences affect it that much, more importantly we should rely on the-holy-ghost to show us what we need to see in the word of God
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