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| :Its popularity is such that sometimes people refer to the text of the King James Version as the "original English", possibly because such people are unaware that the Bible was originally written in ], ] and ], and that there were at least three older English language translations of the Bible. One of these older editions, the ], was the Bible of choice for the ] and was brought over on the Mayflower to America. | :Its popularity is such that sometimes people refer to the text of the King James Version as the "original English", possibly because such people are unaware that the Bible was originally written in ], ] and ], and that there were at least three older English language translations of the Bible. One of these older editions, the ], was the Bible of choice for the ] and was brought over on the Mayflower to America. | ||
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| Isn't the KJV also sometimes referred to as the Authorised Version (at least in Britain)? That might be worth referring to somewhere in the article. I'm assuming it's because it was officially sanctioned, and for a long time was the standard translation used in the Church of England etc. ] 16:54 Apr 25, 2003 (UTC) | |||
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I don't know of any Christians who don't know that the Bible was orginally in Greek and Hebrew and doubt that there are many of them.
- Its popularity is such that sometimes people refer to the text of the King James Version as the "original English", possibly because such people are unaware that the Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic, and that there were at least three older English language translations of the Bible. One of these older editions, the Geneva Bible, was the Bible of choice for the Puritans and was brought over on the Mayflower to America.
Isn't the KJV also sometimes referred to as the Authorised Version (at least in Britain)? That might be worth referring to somewhere in the article. I'm assuming it's because it was officially sanctioned, and for a long time was the standard translation used in the Church of England etc. Magnus 16:54 Apr 25, 2003 (UTC)