Christusregnat
Puritan Board Professor
So, really, the argument would have been in the opposite direction: why make a new, less common translation than the old one? The answer: King James didn't like the anti-tyrannical notes in the Geneva Bible.
How would you, then, explain why the Puritans were pushing for a new translation, why a bill was already extant in Parliament under Queen Elizabeth to engage it, when James took the throne and addressed it?
If what you are saying is true, why did it take so long for the AV to overtake the Geneva Bible's popularity? Why did the Puritans use the Geneva Bible?
Perhaps some citations would be helpful.
Cheers,