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=If the KJV was good enough for Paul, it's good enough for me!= | =If the KJV was good enough for Paul, it's good enough for me!= | ||
First of all, it is important to understand that there is no “original” English Bible. All English versions of the | First of all, it is important to understand that there is no “original” English Bible. All English versions of the New Testament have been translated from the Greek manuscripts, or in some cases, from a previous Latin or English translation. | ||
==Original Language of the New Testament== | |||
The New Testament was originally written in Koiné Greek (from κοινή, meaning "common"). Koiné Greek arose as a common dialect within the armies of Alexander the Great and was the common Greek dialect spoken in the eastern half of the Roman Empire at the time of Christ. | |||
==Original Language of the Old Testament== | |||
What Christians refer as the Old Testament, is what Jews refer to as the '''Tanahk'''. This was originally written in Hebrew on scrolls. The Tanahk was carefully translated into Koiné by Jewish scholars long before Jesus’ birth, for the benefit of the Jews who had scattered from Judea. The Greek version of the Tanahk is called the '''Septuagint''' or the '''LXX''', which refers to the legendary seventy Jewish scholars that completed the translation as early as the late 2nd century BC. | |||
=Where did the KJV come from?= | =Where did the KJV come from?= | ||