Jeff
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I recently purchased an anniversary edition of the 1611 King James Bible. The first.
I grew up with the KJV. I had a basic red letter edition with the words of Christ in red. I used it in Sunday School and compared notes and explored the Bible with my peers. Unfortunately, that Bible was lost in 1990. It was most certainly a 1796 version that had the few typos and spellings fixed. It was the KJV that almost everyone uses. I found it comfortable and enjoyed the beauty and cadence of the language. The 1796 version was in Roman text as opposed to the Gothic text of the original 1611 version.
I have been studying the bible a lot recently and when I did an inventory of all of the new translations and Bibles that I have, I found that I did not have a King James version! After watching reviews on YouTube and looking at various versions, I was enamored by the Oxford Anniversary Edition of the 1611 KJV. It seemed so enticing that I could actually read the Bible that many of us read and study in its original form 400 years ago.
I now have that Bible on the center of my desk. It has been my primary study Bible since I received it. It is a wonderful experience. Just seeing the original text that is really the same that we use today. Since the 1611 version is printed in Gothic text some things are different. I immediately noticed that the letters "v" and "j" are transposed among other "quirky" differences. Having read Shakespeare back in high school in the old English texts, it wasn't too hard to figure out. It is kind of "quaint". Anyway, I am now accustomed to the 1611 text and I am having a great time learning.
I will be staying the 1611 KJV for awhile. It is a great way to learn.
PS. At 8 1/2" by 11", it is a big Bible.
I grew up with the KJV. I had a basic red letter edition with the words of Christ in red. I used it in Sunday School and compared notes and explored the Bible with my peers. Unfortunately, that Bible was lost in 1990. It was most certainly a 1796 version that had the few typos and spellings fixed. It was the KJV that almost everyone uses. I found it comfortable and enjoyed the beauty and cadence of the language. The 1796 version was in Roman text as opposed to the Gothic text of the original 1611 version.
I have been studying the bible a lot recently and when I did an inventory of all of the new translations and Bibles that I have, I found that I did not have a King James version! After watching reviews on YouTube and looking at various versions, I was enamored by the Oxford Anniversary Edition of the 1611 KJV. It seemed so enticing that I could actually read the Bible that many of us read and study in its original form 400 years ago.
I now have that Bible on the center of my desk. It has been my primary study Bible since I received it. It is a wonderful experience. Just seeing the original text that is really the same that we use today. Since the 1611 version is printed in Gothic text some things are different. I immediately noticed that the letters "v" and "j" are transposed among other "quirky" differences. Having read Shakespeare back in high school in the old English texts, it wasn't too hard to figure out. It is kind of "quaint". Anyway, I am now accustomed to the 1611 text and I am having a great time learning.
I will be staying the 1611 KJV for awhile. It is a great way to learn.
PS. At 8 1/2" by 11", it is a big Bible.
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