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Can the Bible Be Without Error?

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Can the Bible Be Without Error?

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The King James Version of the Bible, the most reliable translation, was translated by 47 scholars utilizing what is described as the Byzantine family of manuscripts called Textus Receptus. Some people think the King James Bible is hard for the young to read because of the use of Elizabethan terms and grammar. There is a new King James Version completed in 1982 by 130 translators who “corrected” errors in translation. (I wonder if God was overwhelmed by the 130 experts correcting his work.) The New American Bible translation was completed by 58 experts in 1971. The writers expressed the opinion that this was a more academic look at the Bible and is the most accurate translation. Over 100 translators worked on the New International Version, completing their work in 1978. Bible experts say this is the easiest to read. The Living Bible, basically for children, was finished in 1971 by James Taylor. It is an “easy” version of the King James so that young children can understand the Bible. Th