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I agree with everything you say here, especially about the manuscripts, except that it isn't true that "nobody uses it anymore." AFAICT, it's still the most pop
by wyclif 11y ago
I agree with everything you say here, especially about the manuscripts, except that it isn't true that "nobody uses it anymore." AFAICT, it's still the most popular English Bible by a wide margin.
The KJV isn't perfect, and we do have better manuscripts now, but it's still a very popular Bible translation worldwide.
- smithkl42 11y agoI know that there are various random churches and/or pastors who continue to advocate the use of the KJV, usually because of some (so far as I can tell) imaginary belief in the superiority of the Textus Receptus. But I would have thought that they were very much in the minority these days. Still, you seem to have a point about its popularity. According to this list, it's #2 (behind the NIV) in sales. That's a lot higher than I would have expected, given how rarely I see it used or quoted in my circles. http://thomrainer.com/2014/12/top-ten-bible-translations-2014/ http://thomrainer.com/2014/12/top-ten-bible-translations-201...
- RanPaulHubbard 11y agoFOR THIS EXACT REASON, I CHOOSE THE DIANETICS TRANSLATION OVER ANY OTHER.