About this episode
The episode critiques the King James Version of the Bible and explores linguistic nuances in biblical texts.
This week we're taking something beloved and ruining it! Ok, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but we're definitely going to ruffle some feathers. The King James Version of the Bible is treasured for its poetic, often florid language. Many even believe it to be the most accurate, truest version available in English. Those people are wrong. Or at least, we'll show you why that's a problematic stance. Then, when is God not actually God? Buckle up, because we're letting linguistic nerdom take us on a fascinating journey. There are instances in the old Greek manuscripts where the word for God isn't presented in the same way as others. Could something as simple as the lack of a definite article ("the") actually change what the biblical authors were talking about entirely? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Daniel McClellan, Daniel Beecher
Topics covered
- Bible
- King James Version
- linguistics
- translation
- religion
- accuracy
Keywords
- KJV
- Bible translation
- linguistic analysis
- Greek manuscripts
- definite article
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: King James Version
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