How did the KJV Bible come to be?

In 1604, England’s King James I authorized a new translation of the Bible aimed at settling some thorny religious differences in his kingdom—and solidifying his own power. But in seeking to prove his own supremacy, King James ended up democratizing the Bible instead. King James I of England, 1621.

Who created the KJV Bible?

The KJV was first printed by John Norton and Robert Barker, who both held the post of the King’s Printer, and was the third translation into English language approved by the English Church authorities: The first had been the Great Bible, commissioned in the reign of King Henry VIII (1535), and the second had been the …

Did the KJV translators really do a good job?

If you’re fair minded, and your research is thorough, you’ll walk back the statement, “the kjv translators did a decent job in translation.” God used those 47 men to preserve His written word. Superlatives can’t really describe the job that those men did. Preservation and inspiration are inextricably linked.

Is the King James Bible infallible?

Bottom line, the Bible’s been translated into English, and the 47 translators of the King James Bible did an inerrant, infallible job. You and today’s scholars and translators, not so much.

Why did God use 47 men to preserve the Bible?

God used those 47 men to preserve His written word. Superlatives can’t really describe the job that those men did. Preservation and inspiration are inextricably linked. Without preservation the Bible is little more than pseudepigrapha, apocrypha, or other sacred writings.

What does the Bible say about judgement?

Isaiah 1:26 And I will restore thy JUDGES as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning, afterwards (after the world is judged) thou shalt be called, The city or righteousness, the faithful city. Isaiah 26:9 …when thy JUDGEMENTS (resurrection to judgement) are in the earth, the world will LEARN righteousness.