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Expert: LEBoyd - 3/28/2008


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Can you tell me the difference between King James version and the international bible community version of the bible?why does it appear in two versions?

Answer
Hailemelekot,

I'm sure I understand your question exactly, but here's the main difference.

The original King James version was initially called the Authorized Version and was completed in 1611.  It was authorized by the British King James I and begun in 1604.  There were about 50 men who worked on the version.  

The New International Version was from 1973.  The topic of creating the NIV was started in 1965 and was originally referred to as The ACT Bible, where ACT stood for "A Contemporary Translation".  More than 100 men worked the translation.

Generally, the NIV will read more easily than the KJV or NKJV, but it will have more than just grammar changes.  In a few places it does more interpretation than translation, but not in many.

There are many, many English versions of the Bible.  The two most popular reasons for creating a version are 1) the current versions' language and word use is old and difficult for the average Bible reader and 2) the writer wants to write an interpretation of the Bible instead of a translation.

An interpretation (e.g., The Good News Bible) is a person's or group's interpretation of what was being written as opposed to simply translating the words.

Hope this helps.

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I am available to answer questions on most subjects dealing with the Old and New Testaments. I have more than 30 years of detailed study in both Testaments. Additionally, I have studied the many facets of evolution, including a detailed study of Darwin's Origin of the Species. I am a fundamentalist, in that I believe that all Scripture is inspired, or God-breathed, (II Tim. 3:16). I believe that there are no contradictions in the Bible, and that the Bible is complete in telling us our purpose on earth, how to gain salvation and how we should live to obtain salvation. I believe in sin, Satan, heaven, hell, choice-immersion, grace as the free-gift of God and that one can fall from grace. I am a 'layman' in that I taught myself Hebrew (in the English alphabet) and Greek (in the Greek alphabet).

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I have taught many adult classes on the Scriptures on many different subjects over the last 25 years. I have also debated many people (several at once) over subjects such as evolution, original sin, the Diety of Jesus, whether Jesus was perfect by choice, and so-called Biblical contradictions.

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I am a layman, so I come as a self-trained "expert". I can provide copies of sermanets, classes and emails where I have debated Scripture with others. I do have a BBA and an MBA from a Top-10 MBA School. I also have several NASD/SEC licenses.

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In Bibilical areas, I have scored the highest score, or in the top 10, with other adults in an all day annual test on specific Bible books. Some of these books were Luke, Revelation, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronmy, Joshua, Judges, II Kings, and others. Currently, I am teaching an indepth study on the book of Judges.

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