04-12-2009, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by sastark Following up to Paul's info: I checked my 1599 Geneva and Acts 12:4 reads "Passover" not "Easter".
(so does the 1560 Geneva: Passover not Easter) | Wasn't it Gipp who opined that the reprint of the Geneva Bible was somehow "misleading" its readers? | I'm not familiar with what you mean. Is Gipp someone modern commenting on the reprinting of the 1599 Geneva? If that is the case, my 1560 is a facsimile and it also reads "Passover".
Or do you mean someone made that comment regarding the 1599 reprinting of the 1560? If that is the case, the notes on Revelation differ drastically between the two editions.
But maybe you meant neither of those things and I'm just too ignorant to know better!  | Seth, there was a recent thread where Gipp was critical of the Geneva Bible. After going back and re-reading the thread, I see that it is the 2006 reprint of the GB that he is critical of.
However, your comments are pertinent, since this is from the back cover of Gipp's book, the subject of the linked thread: Quote:
Bible believers know the history of their Bible and know that the Geneva Bible was one of the early English translations. It was in the line along with the Wycliff, Tyndale, Camner, Great and Bishops' Bibles which led to the most popular Bible of all time, the King James Bible.
Recently, a Bible has been promoted as the "1599 Geneva Bible" when, in fact, it is not. Unsuspecting Bible believers may be deceived into thinking it is safe to read and study from the "Grandfather" of the King James Bible. It isn't.
While the Geneva Bible was a notable translation and popular in its own right, it is still flawed. Examples of such flaws are:
[several texts are mentioned, including this one]
Acts 12:4 where, like most modern versions the Geneva Bible mistranslates a word and contains the word "Passover" instead of "Easter"...
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