Reasons vs. Rationalizations
I’ve found it helpful to distinguish between reasons and rationalizations. Reasons are facts, arguments, principles, etc., that lead you to a particular... Read More
Is the Preface to the King James Version Really an Embarrassment to the KJV-Only Movement?
The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 essays supporting the ratification of the United States Constitution, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. Madison himself is commonly known... Read More
Marginal Notes in the King James Version
The King James-only view argues that only the 1611 KJV is the Word of God in English. All other versions or translations are... Read More
The Latin Vulgate as Background to the Version Debate
In light of Bill Combs’s recent posts on the King James Version, I thought it might be helpful to look briefly at... Read More
Is the King James Version the Final Authority?
The King James-only movement suggests that with the coming of the KJV there was no need for further translation work and that... Read More
Is Only the King James Version the Word of God?
The King James-only movement refuses to recognize any other translation in English as the Word of God. As I noted in previous... Read More
The Preface and Opposition to New Translations
In a previous post I noted that the Preface to the 1611 King James Version is an embarrassment to KJV-only advocates because in it... Read More
The Embarrassing Preface to the King James Version
When the King James Version of the Bible came off the press of Robert Barker in 1611, it contained an eleven-page preface... Read More
The Modern KJV-Only Movement
In my first post on this subject, I argued that the KJV-only position believes that only the KJV of the Bible is... Read More
The KJV-Only Movement Comes to America
In previous posts (here, here, and here), I have argued that the beginning of the KJV-only movement can be traced to the... Read More