The Translators To The Reader: Preface To The King James Version 1611

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Opublikowano: 2026-10-20

Centers on the historical and religious significance of the 1611 King James Version (KJV) and the modern effort to restore its original preface. Scholar Edgar J. Goodspeed argues that the removal of this introduction by modern publishers has fostered widespread misconceptions, including the false belief that the KJV is the "original" Bible or was divinely dictated. Through a provided facsimile and modernized text, the source highlights the translators' own words, which describe their work as a scholarly revision of previous English versions rather than a brand-new translation. The text includes the formal dedication to King James, emphasizing the monarch’s ro...