Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>]

On 10/01/2007 19:15, Schmuel wrote:
> Hi Folks, 
>
> Harold
>   
> > It is derogatory to suggest that he wants to diminish the legitimate honor of the King James Version in any way.  
> >     
>
> Schmuel
> Nonsense.  It is a common stance of the folks who write books seeking to 
> assert
> various errors in the King James Bible to give lip-service to their high 
> regard for the
> one Bible that they actively and consistently attack.  
>
>   
If the honour of KJV is under threat from proper scholarly investigation 
demonstrating that it is not a perfect translation, then that is not 
legitimate honour and ought to be diminished.

> ...
> Whatever spin you want to put on the situation, any reference to the Price book 
> (that tries to paint those who truly consider the King James Bible the inspired
> and preserved word of God as 'cultists' - rather a vitriolic stance) ...
>   

Such people, by their claim that a translation rather than the original 
text is "the inspired and preserved word of God", put themselves outside 
the orthodox Christian tradition and as so are accurately, if somewhat 
pejoratively, called "cultists".

> ... should  -- for integrity sake -- properly state that he has an active position in 
> a competing, alternative translation.
>
>   
This is a matter of public knowledge. I guess it is also disclosed in 
the book itself. It is always wise to check what is publicly known about 
an author's publications etc before taking a book too seriously. I would 
want to check your credentials on this issue, Schmuel, before taking 
anything you write too seriously.

> ...
> A writer, or editor, or publisher, should not consciously and deliberately 
> leave out proper disclosure in distributing or marketing a book.
>
>   
Do you have any evidence that any of these people have failed to 
disclose anything? As Kevin Woodruff is in none of these positions, he 
cannot be expected to disclose this in a short note.

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Peter Kirk
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