Why Dumb Down the Bible? 12 Objections to Authorized
Authorized Ch 6 • I have heard many objections to the argument in my book. But I have answers.
0:00 Intro
0:23 #1 Why dumb down the Bible? Would you translate Shakespeare?
3:00 #2 The KJV sounds like the word of God, unlike the modern versions.
5:07 #3 Didn’t the KJV translators choose timeless language on purpose?
6:55 #4 Doesn’t the KJV preserve the important distinction between singular and plural second-person pronouns ("thee" vs. "ye")?
8:55 #5 Sure the English language has changed: it has gotten worse.
11:29 #6 Today’s Bible translations drop the important practice of including italics.
13:57 #7 The KJV is easier to memorize than modern versions.
14:43 #8 The KJV is a faithful, literal translation; other versions are more like paraphrases.
16:57 #9 The modern versions are based on corrupt Greek and Hebrew texts.
17:30 #10 The modern versions are copyrighted. They exist only for money.
19:17 #11 You are pushing modern-version onlyism, or only-not-KJV-ism.
21:59 #12 Methinks thou dost protest too much. The problem isn’t really that bad. You make it sound like the whole KJV is unreadable.
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