The King James version was also written to specifically reword the Bible to include as many references to a monarchy as possible in the hopes of propagandizing the population during a time when kings were losing their heads at an alarming rate in Europe.
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squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 week agoI really don’t get why English speakers are so glued to the King James Bible. Most other languages keep re-translating the bible, aiming for more accuracy and more understandable language for modern audiences.
Pretty much every time I’ve seen anyone actually deal with the King James Bible, they have a set of explanations what this or that thing actually means. It’s the worst possible bible to use for anything.
And that’s on top of the concept that a 2000+ year old text is supposed to contain all the wisdom ever needed.
EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Because it has no copyright. Each new translation has a new copyright.
squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Other languages also have outdated shit translations without copyright and still use more modern translations.