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The First Page of the Book of Genesis in the 1611 printing of the KJV

The "King James Only movement" advocates the superiority of the Authorized King James Version (KJV) of the Protestant Bible. This phrase is disputed and has been described as a term meant to discredit the group of supporters that use this translation to the exclusion of all others. For instance, KJV proponent D. A. Waite states the term is a "smear word."

Adherents of the movement hold that the King James Version of the Bible is superior to all other English translations; which includes all other previous English translations and modern translations. Some advocates go as far to say that the King James Version is without error.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

History

The history of the King James Version Only (hereafter KJVO) movement can best be described by a genealogical outline of writers whose books have not only given birth to the movement but also have influenced their doctrines. Dr. James D. Price's book, published in 2006, gives the same information in a summary.

Benjamin G. Wilkinson (1872–1968), a theology professor and college president, wrote Our Authorized Bible Vindicated (1930) in which he attacked the Westcott-Hort Greek text and expressed strong opposition to the English Revised Version New Testament (ERV, 1881). He was the first to apply Psalm 12:6–7 to the King James Bible, claiming that the reference is a prooftext for divine preservation of the Scriptures.

Peter Sturges Ruckman (1921–), a Baptist preacher, wrote a series of uniformly bound commentaries on various Bible books, topical books on Bible-related subjects and books related to Bible text and translation issues.

Gail Riplinger (1947–), known for her book New Age Bible Versions and a number of other works, has also addressed in some detail the issue of differences in current editions of the King James Bible.

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References

  1. Waite, Donald A (3 February 2007). "King James Only As Slander". {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. Waite, Donald A (6 February 2007). "King James Only As Slander". {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. Price, James D, King James Onlyism: A New Sect (PDF), SG: Truth, p. 4.
  4. Kutilek 1998, second paragraph: "All writers who embrace…"
  5. Kutilek 1998, 2nd paragraph: "Wilkinson was the first…"
  6. Riplinger, Gail A. "Settings of the King James Bible" (PDF). Our KJV.

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