Tiny Church Finds They Own Original KJV Bible!

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by pelathais

Apparently, it was "chained" to a roster like most Bibles in Anglican churches of the time, for the first century or so of its life. It was "found" preserved in a chest in the priory in 1858, so it spent most of its life tucked away.

In 1858, it was rebound. Keep in mind, the paper and papyri used (especially for Bibles) in those day was acid free and of much higher quality than is generally available today. The pages look like parchment - leather skins - when being turned in the video. If they are not parchments, then they're of a very high quality of paper.

I take it no one knew of the Bible's unique quality until very recently, thus, perhaps explaining to rather lax care that was taken.

And they trimmed the top edge so it would fit!

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Timmy

And they trimmed the top edge so it would fit!

That's okay. Lots of people trim the Bible to make it fit.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by pelathais

That's okay. Lots of people trim the Bible to make it fit.

[Scott Hutchinson]

I guess they could read that old English pretty good ?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Brad Murphy

Just a random thought... if someone created a Surfer bible today... in 400 years would there be tongues and interpretations in Surfer talk?

in my opinion, yes

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Austin

That is exciting to think the KJV withstood the test of time. But it is not the first English translation of older text. It was the first to be approved by King James so that the public citizens could read it. Now today just look how many secular controversies there are that have come out of one book. Surprising isn't it!

It is my opinion that the KJV was authorized by a pervert king to perpetuate the teachings of the Anglican Church and as a reaction against a Protestant Bible known as the Geneva Bible (which was the version brought by the Pilgrims to America).

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Sam

It is my opinion that the KJV was authorized by a pervert king to perpetuate the teachings of the Anglican Church and as a reaction against a Protestant Bible known as the Geneva Bible (which was the version brought by the Pilgrims to America).

I'm not a big "KJV fan" nor even an especially big King James I of England (James VI of Scotland) fan. That being said, the "reports" of James' "perversion" were even more specious than the reports of A.A. Allen's alcoholism, though at least with Allen we do have the autopsy results.

The only historical report of James' "perversion" isn't even contemporaneous to his reign - and they said a lot of nasty things about this king during his time. However, the report of his engaging in homosexual behavior comes from a single writer. A man who had been dismissed from government service during James' reign published a tract 25 years after the death of the king that also claimed James was a "witch."

For whatever reasons, only the "gay" accusation is ever brought up today.