KING JAMES TRANSLATION

KING JAMES TRANSLATION by Elder Hulan Bass [NOTE: For the FULL text of what Eld. Bass has written please email him at: hulbass@Grandecom.net

There are 39 Books in the O.T. and 27 in the N.T., for a total of 66. 1189 Chapters and 810,697 Words. The Chapter Divisions came in 1250 A.D., and the Verse Division in 1551 A.D.

Spiritually speaking, Tyndale’s dying prayer was "Lord, open the King of England’s eyes"- Oct. 6, 1536 A.D. He was burned at the stake, as his reward for printing the Word of God in English, available to the commoner. His prayer was for The Bible to be made available IN ENGLISH to ALL the people.

Johann Gutenberg, between 1440-50 A.D. invented the Printing Press. The timing of this invention was a providential blessing of God.

Tyndale’s prayer was answered on July 22, 1604 when King James I (of The Tudor Family) ordered 54 of the most learned language scholars of England to translate ONLY from Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek Manuscripts, of the Common Koine Greek, from the Textus Receptus, into English. 47 responded and were divided into six (6) companies, 2 at Westminister, 2 at Oxford, and 2 at Cambridge. Each were assigned different parts of The Bible. After completing each ones’ assignment, they then exchanged and cross-checked each others works, till ALL agreed to the LETTER. This work was finished seven (7) years later in 1611 A.D. The KJT was not divinely inspired, as were the original autographs, but certainly was under the providence of God.

I close with- -"Thy word is very pure; therefore thy servant loveth it." First, I defend the WORDS of The Word.

Every word is still intact- preserved; therefore such is VERY PURE. Secondly, if I know my heart, I love God’s Word -every word of The Word, especially as found in the English KJT...