> Agreed.� I frequently quote from the KJV because a lot of people have heard > the familiar passages from that translation, even if they're not very > familiar with the Bible.� Many experts will say that more modern translations like > the NIV may indeed be more accurate, but there's something about the KJV that > sticks in the mind and just sounds more "scriptural" than most of the later > translations. >
Well, as a Jew who reads biblical Hebrew (a little) I prefer to deal with the original (sort of, since we're not exactly sure if what we have now really was the original text of the Torah). The KJV has a LOT of mistranslations. Tom Beck www.mercerjewishsingles.org "I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed I'd see the last." - Dr Jerry Pournelle _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
