In this episode, I share some of my personal testimony with regards to this issue and trace the history of the KJVO movement from the late 19th century where it was born right up until today. I hope it's a help to you, and I hope this whole miniseries has been a blessing in general.

In this episode, I speak of why, despite the benefits of new translations and any imperfections in the KJV, we should not discard the KJV entirely. On the contrary, we would be wise to incorporate it into our spread of translations.

This is a bit of a transitional episode as we move from a bit more of a sporadic approach to the issue toward the heart of it -- an idolization of certainty. In the closing weeks ahead, we're going to finish this miniseries strong as we strive for a balanced and truthful approach to the King James translation issue.

Today Isaac and I wrap up our sessions together by discussing the reasons why some things in the different translations of the Bible are different, and why that's not only "okay," but actually good. 

In the podcast episode, I promised a link to some cool stuff. I have no idea what I had in mind at that point in time, so I figure I'll post a link to the Textual Confidence Collective's youtube playlist. It'll do you some good; of this I'm quite certain.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq1Aq0ucgkPC8DHPKsXWl8zl3iAG64qyV

We continue our conversation with Isaac Thibodeau in this episode, in which we discuss the Critical vs. Majority text positions.

In today's episode, I interview Isaac Thibodeau and learn more about how we got our Bibles -- specifically, our New Testaments. We also touch on canonicity, but mainly stay in the lane of Biblical copying and transmission.

In this episode, I whine that everyone seems to be beating me to the punch on this topic all of the sudden. I think I'll suspend reality and cope by imagining that I'm a trendsetter and it's all because of me.

Anyhow, here's the links I promised in the episode:

The article by Tim Berg, "Seven Common Misconceptions..." https://textandcanon.org/misconceptions-about-the-king-james-bible/

The patent for the King James translation: https://www.cambridge.org/us/bibles/about/rights-and-permissions/rights-and-permissions-kjv

In this episode, I move to do the following: 

1. Dismantle the erroneous "KJV was written on a 5th-grade reading level" narrative

2. Briefly demonstrate a couple of other reasons why we would benefit from a newer translation of the Bible.

ALSO: Here's the link to Mark Ward's excellent book on the King James Bible -- note: same as I, he doesn't advocate for doing away with the King James Version. This helpful, read-it-in-two-hours-but-meditate-on-it-for-years kind of book will help you arrive at a balanced perspective on this topic, no matter what your position is on this issue. 

https://lexhampress.com/product/144705/authorized-the-use-and-misuse-of-the-king-james-bible