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Women’s Speech, the KJV, and the Greek GospelsThe King James Version gives women striking roles in the Gospels. Mary Magdalene announces that she has seen the risen Christ, Thomas responds “My Lord and my…Why the KJV’s talent in Matthew 25 means money, not abilityWhen modern English speakers hear the word talent, they usually think of a skill: a talent for music, sport, business or public speaking. An Australian might…Textual criticism and translation criticism in practiceTextual criticism asks which wording can be recovered from a text’s surviving witnesses. Translation criticism asks how that wording should be rendered in…How kai smooths differences in the King James VersionKai (καί) is one of the most common words in the Greek New Testament. It usually receives “and” in the King James Version, but it can mean “also,” “even,” or…The KJV’s literary legacy and the limits of its authorityThe King James Version is more than a translation held up for debate. Published in 1611, its measured clauses and memorable cadences have entered the texture…A Critical Look At The Trinitarian Bible Society’s Defence Of The KJVThe Trinitarian Bible Society (TBS) has long presented the King James Version as a trustworthy English Bible, closely associated with the Hebrew Masoretic Text…Why the KJV leases claim in Luke 14:19 is an oddity that makes senseAny claim that the KJV has “leases” in Luke 14:19 starts with a simple problem: the 1611 text contains no such word. It reads, “And a certain man was a…Testing the claim that every KJV word is God-breathedThe King James Version has earned a place in English-speaking Christianity that no later translation has quite matched. Its 1611 prose colours sermons,…The KJV’s Whoremonger And A Changing English CultureThe King James Version contains a word that now attracts more attention than its Greek source may warrant: “whoremonger”. It appears in passages such as 1…How Romans 9:5 in the KJV Clarifies Christ’s DeityRomans 9:5 stands among the New Testament’s most discussed statements about the identity of Jesus Christ. In the King James Version, Paul writes that Christ…