Problems with the King James Version: What Were the Translators Translating?

January 19, 2023 0:00:00
Problems with the King James Version: What Were the Translators Translating?
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Problems with the King James Version: What Were the Translators Translating?

Jan 19 2023 | 0:00:00

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Because the KJV translators relied on the Greek text edited by Erasmus, based on late medieval manuscripts, the KJV retains errors from his edition. Read by John Paul Middlesworth

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