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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2022 2:58:06 GMT -5
I'm not sure the apocrypha was included in the original 1611 KJV Bible. I had a 1611 KJV and it was very hard to read, I think it didn't have the Apocrypha.
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Post by John on Jan 10, 2022 7:09:17 GMT -5
I'm not sure the apocrypha was included in the original 1611 KJV Bible. I had a 1611 KJV and it was very hard to read, I think it didn't have the Apocrypha. I have a 1611 KJV Bible. It contains 14 books of the Apocrypha in the middle. Instead of 66 books, there are 80 books. The Apocrypha was never seen as equal to scripture. They were books that were known to the early church that were considered important enough to be translated, but not inerrant. That is why they were compiled and placed in the center of the 1611 KJV Bible, rather than in the logic order. There is a book called, "Rest of Esther," which is part of the Apocrypha. If they considered it equal to the 66 books of the canon, it would have been added to Esther, but it was not. It is just there in the Apocrypha for those who wish to read it. I have read the Apocrypha a few times, and while it is interesting, I do not believe it is God's Word. I agree that the 1611 KJV Bible is hard to read. It took me a while to be able to do it because of the old English spelling. The Authorized KJV Bible is just fine because the only real difference between that and the 1611 KJV Bible is the spelling has been updated.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2022 7:30:22 GMT -5
Thank you for letting me know. I guess I got a 1611 KJV that didn't have it (apocrypha). I never read it since I thought it was just Catholic literature trying to be inserted into the Word of God. Thank you for sharing with me @john
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