Laurence M. Vance, a KJV defender at one time associated with Peter Ruckman, has written a new hardback book about the KJV entitled THE TEXT OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE. It is 468 pages. It has five chapters: one chapter on the 1611 KJV, one chapter "from 1611 to today," a chapter entitled "Editions of the Authorized Version," a chapter on "The Rheims New Testament and the Authorized Verson," and a chapter entitled "The Greek Text of the King James Bible." He presents a lot of information about the 1611 edition and 1769 edition that most KJV-only advocates avoid, ignore, or dodge. While he does not denounce a KJV-only view, he does provide many facts that are serious problems for KJV-only claims.
There are sections listing the differences between the 1611 edition of the KJV and modern KJV editions. There is a comparison of the 1769 Blayney edition and a modern KJV. He is well-informed concerning the 1611 edition and 1769 Oxford edition, but he seems to be unaware of the important 1743 Cambridge KJV edition.
Laurence Vance wrote: "Modern King James Bibles have not been updated directly from the 1611 Authorized Version" (p. 181).
Laurence Vance wrote: "There are 750 differences between the 1769 Blayney edition of the Authorized Version and modern King James Bibles: 461 Old Testament and 289 New Testament" (p. 220).
Laurence Vance wrote: "The 1611 Authorized Version was not translated from the Textus Receptus" (p. 351). Laurence Vance added: "It was, in fact, not directly translated from any Greek text type, Greek manuscript, or edition of the Greek New Testament" (p. 351).
Much of the information concerning the 1611 and 1769 KJV editions could be found in the books TODAY'S KJV AND 1611 COMPARED and TODAY'S KJV AND 1769 COMPARED. If you want to quote a KJV defender presenting these same verifiable facts, you might be interested in Vance's book.
There are sections listing the differences between the 1611 edition of the KJV and modern KJV editions. There is a comparison of the 1769 Blayney edition and a modern KJV. He is well-informed concerning the 1611 edition and 1769 Oxford edition, but he seems to be unaware of the important 1743 Cambridge KJV edition.
Laurence Vance wrote: "Modern King James Bibles have not been updated directly from the 1611 Authorized Version" (p. 181).
Laurence Vance wrote: "There are 750 differences between the 1769 Blayney edition of the Authorized Version and modern King James Bibles: 461 Old Testament and 289 New Testament" (p. 220).
Laurence Vance wrote: "The 1611 Authorized Version was not translated from the Textus Receptus" (p. 351). Laurence Vance added: "It was, in fact, not directly translated from any Greek text type, Greek manuscript, or edition of the Greek New Testament" (p. 351).
Much of the information concerning the 1611 and 1769 KJV editions could be found in the books TODAY'S KJV AND 1611 COMPARED and TODAY'S KJV AND 1769 COMPARED. If you want to quote a KJV defender presenting these same verifiable facts, you might be interested in Vance's book.
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