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Into how many languages has the Bible been translated?
I understand that the Bible has been translated into more languages than any other book in the world. What is the current total of languages into which the Bible, or part of the Bible, has been ...
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Should the KJV translation be taken less literally than other versions [closed]
To the best of my knowledge, the KJV bible is the only translation to be translated from the original languages, then to a "middle" language (latin) and then into english. This seems to me like it ...
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Why is “Jesus” all caps in Matthew 1:21 and Luke 1:31?
It's only in the King James and the New King James, but why? Jesus' name is all caps:
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS:
for he shall save his people from their ...
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The symbolic use of “horn”
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A quick concordance search of "horn" and you will find many different uses for the word. My center-column notes say "strength." But why? ...
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Should Genesis 1:2 be translated “And the earth became without form…”?
The Gap theory seems to be based largely on translating Genesis 1:2 differently from the usual translations, eg. KJV:
1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
1:2 And the ...
