A friend of mine sent me these eleven places where the 1611 KJV has textual critical notes, places where the translators or editors felt it important to tell readers when the Greek New Testament manuscripts to which they had access included variant readings. Such...
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An Answer to One of My Top Two Critics
I just wrote a 2,200-word response to a fairly brief Amazon review. I’m either OCD or just O. But it takes obsession to write a good book, I’m convinced—and to keep up with the promotion and then the discussion the book generates. I really care about this issue,...
John Calvin and Lamin Sanneh on Giving the Bible to the People
My book, Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible, amounts to an argument for vernacular Bible translation—applied to one specific set of objections in one specific historical circumstance. I find myself repeating myself as I promote the book on podcasts...
In Which I Beat Critics to the Punch, a Punch I Deserve
My new book Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible has inside it what I now take to be an error. Probably. But one I already hedged. In the book I give about three dozen examples of “false friends,” words which we still use but which meant something...
Sharper Iron Interview about Authorized
I did a video interview recently with someone who really, really understands my new book, Authorized: my friend Tyler Robbins of Sharper Iron. We had a great discussion you might enjoy.
A Quick Thought about KJV-Onlyism
A quick thought: my friends who are very concerned to have one standard English Bible often warn of the terrible confusion that is, they say, inevitable when Christians use multiple translations. And I say they are deeply concerned about a problem that both 1) doesn’t...
One of The Most Profound Things Any Reader Has Said to Me After Reading My Book
A reader of Authorized wrote me: I have found it interesting on the topic of italicized words in the KJV to notice the difference in the number of italicized words in the "original" 1611 KJV and the KJV of today. Using Mark 5 for instance, I believe the count is...
Halt! A Defense of My Central Example
A Facebook commenter with a PhD in English challenged my interpretation of halt at KJVQuiz.com. It was perhaps an incautious challenge to make to a person only too ready to write articles upon the feeblest provocation. Here goes. Many of our common words trace back...
The Preserved Word of God for English-Speaking Peoples
“Preserved” is the key word in KJV-Onlyism these days. Just about every KJV-Only doctrinal statement I see uses that word “preserved.” But I’ve been thinking for a long time along with famous systematic theologian Inigo Montoya, I do not think it means what they think...
KJVParallelBible.org Launches!
I’ve been so busy with the launch of Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible, I failed to announce the soft launch of KJVParallelBible.org to either of my blog readers! The launch is “soft” because it’s a strong proof-of-concept, not a full New...
Endorsements for Authorized
My new book is out in all major print and digital formats. Order now at Amazon Order now at Logos Check out reviews at Goodreads. I've been trying to pick a moment when it was "born"... Was it when my favorite seminary professor said, "You prefer the Textus Receptus?...