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==Manuscript discoveries since the Textus Receptus==
==Manuscript discoveries since the Textus Receptus==


Over the last few centuries, since the publication of the original King James Version, many Greek manuscripts from as early as the second and third century have surfaced, showing the improved consistency and accuracy one would expect from much older manuscripts.  In fact, it is widely believed amongst Bible scholars that this compilation of manuscripts is far superior, both in reliability and accuracy, to the Textus Receptus. Most translations completed in the last 100 years have made full use of the superior Greek texts, for both the Old and New testaments, and often use a hundred or more scholars, from many different church backgrounds, to ensure that the original meaning is faithfully transferred into the current English language.
Over the last few centuries, since the publication of the original King James Version, thousands of Greek manuscripts from as early as the second and third century have surfaced, resulting in an overall Greek manuscript that is a lot more closer to the original text than the Textus Receptus. Most translations completed in the last 100 years have made full use of these superior Greek texts, for both the Old and New Testaments, and often use a hundred or more scholars, from many different church backgrounds, to ensure that the original meaning is faithfully transferred into the current English language.


=How is the Bible translated?=
=How is the Bible translated?=