03-31-2012, 05:36 PM
(03-31-2012, 05:16 PM)Mavfin Wrote: It's all historical things that there may never be any proof of, but, I generally think that the King James version, which most modern versions of the Bible are based on, was creatively edited in its compilation to reflect the Church's political views of the day. Old white men, and all that. So, while it's very instructive and has many messages, I don't believe all of them to be from the same source. You can of course, believe your own version of events.
I'm no religious historian, but I'm not sure how that could make a big difference. There is about 1500 years separating the emergence of the first bibles, and the King James translation, which, though influential, did not set the pattern for all bibles everywhere, given the profusion of translations and editions in all the various languages, countries and traditions.
-Jester