Featured Real Reasons to Use the KJV

news flash nobody talks that way today. Not sure why that needs explaining

 

The five reasons given in the first link:
1) KJV based on better text. Subjective as modern scholars disagree in that they use the Majority Text (WEB) and the Critical Text (NASB) over and against the TR.

2) KJV is a "more accurate translation." Subjective as modern scholars disagree and translate the text in what they see as a more accurate translation.

3) KJV is in "more appropriate English." Subjective as modern scholars consider archaic words and phrases inappropriate.

4) The KJV "bears a stronger testimony." Subjective as modern scholars present the divinity of Christ more clearly.

5) KJV is the "standard English translation." Subjective as the claim looks at past views, not modern views.

 

Your obsession with this doesn't justify sticking with the "old English" further even the KJV today is a variation of the old English. Have you ever actually seen a 1611 KJV Bible? You can't hardly read it today.

 

Characters and Contractions Used in Early Printed Books
¯ The macron. A horizontal stroke printed over a letter to indicate that the following letter or syllable (usually an n or m) has been omitted. For example, the is put for them. A curled macron (tilde) represents an omitted a. By this means, scribes and early printers often abbreviated a word so that their columns would be neatly justified.
The "Y" character, which came to be used to represent the runic "thorn" (þ - see above) was often used as an abbreviation for "th" in early printed books, and when it was used in this way it was normally printed with a superscript "e" or "t" as an abbreviation for "the" or "that."
Up till about 1790 the "long s" was used for s at the beginning and in the middle of words. In Roman type the long s looks like an f with the cross-stroke on the left only, and in italic type it looks like a stretched round s.
u v The "U" and "V" are not distinguished phonetically in early English spelling. The "U" character is used for both the v and u sound when it occurs in the middle of a word, and the "V" character is normally used for either sound at the beginning of a word.
& The ampersand, often used for "and" in early books.
e The silent "e" occurs much more often in early English spelling than it does now. It was often used by printers simply to expand the length of a word in order to justify their columns of type.

Changes in the English Language

 

One of the KJV's actual advantages is that its archaic language makes some passages easier to memorize. Otherwise, there are no actual advantages, but plenty of DISadvantages.

 

It is not as hard as it seems. Confusing an u for an n and an n for a u is the biggest problem. But a few 20 minute practice sessions will have you reading it or any other black letter Bible easily. A little difficult at the very beginning, but with a little practice you will master it. Start with a passage you are already familiar with like John 1.