I say we all just learn Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. However, I realize not everyone thinks that is a realistic endeavor. I use the NRSV (Oxford Annotated Ed.) for personal reading (I really detest the NIV). I think it is useful and worthwhile to be more than just a little familiar with the KJV translation, its manner of expression, and its idioms, however, since it is the style of language used and quoted in the BofM (another reason I think the Church might prefer the KJV, though that’s just my own speculation) and in the personal writings of some important past historical figures. |
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