Has anyone read the 21st Century King James Version ?
Thoughts ?
21st Century King James Version of the Holy Bible (KJ21)
Thoughts ?
21st Century King James Version of the Holy Bible (KJ21)
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Didn't they already do this with the NKJV?
Didn't they already do this with the NKJV?
Actually, the NKJV is a new translation from the TR, while this appears to be a minor revision to the KJV.
Here is the review by Theodore Letis.
Overall this is a most worthy endeavor bound to appeal both to those who never lost their devotion to this classic, as well as to those who stayed away because of its intrinsic difficulties. This edition will assure that the Bible produced via the genius of that Anglican via media will retain its place within religious usage well into the next millennium.
Theodore P. Letis, Ph.D., Director, The Institute for Renaissance and Reformation Biblical Studies
From the article:
Overall this is a most worthy endeavor bound to appeal both to those who never lost their devotion to this classic, as well as to those who stayed away because of its intrinsic difficulties. This edition will assure that the Bible produced via the genius of that Anglican via media will retain its place within religious usage well into the next millennium.
Theodore P. Letis, Ph.D., Director, The Institute for Renaissance and Reformation Biblical Studies
I am interested...
Note, however, that certain words which are not used in general conversation today, such as thee, thy, thou, hath, art, cometh, etc., have been retained in the KJ21®, because they are readily understood and have remained an eloquent and beautiful part of our traditional language of worship and prayer. In addition, by retaining these words, we have preserved distinctions in meaning found in the King James Version, but abandoned in contemporary versions: Witness that in modern English the pronoun you may be either singular or plural; whereas in both the King James Version and the KJ21®, thou and thee are used in reference to an individual, and ye and you are used in reference to more than one person.
I believe that is the work of Jay P. Green Sr. There is quite a bit of info online about him and this translation.
Terry