What did the KJV contain? | Rapp Report Daily 007 | Andrew Rappaport | SFE | Striving for Eternity

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The Original 1611 King James Version and the Apocrypha

There are some people who are under the assumption that the KJV, King James Version of the Bible in 1611 was inspired by God. If those who believe that listen to this podcast, they may be upset with me.

But the King James Version of the Bible, in the original edition that was begun in 1604 and completed in 1611, contained the 39 Old Testament books and the 27 New Testament books. But for those who believe it was inspired, well, get ready, you're gonna support the Roman Catholic Church because, yes, they also included the 14 books known as the Apocrypha.

These books were included in the original printing of the King James Version. The history behind that we're going to look at tomorrow, when we look at why it is that King James decided to commission a printing of the English Bible.

Because that reason has much to do with why the King James Version included the Apocrypha. The 1611 edition of the King James Bible is actually one that we would not be able to read today, because its English is so different.

Later Revisions of the King James Bible

And it also was not the last edition. It went through a major rewrite in 1769. And if you look at many of your authorized King James Bibles, that's right, because it's not the original King James. It's been changed quite a bit.

Most translations you look at today are back from.

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