Index/Organizations/King James Version

King James Version

1611 English translation of the Christian Bible

Fact-Checks

13 results
Oct 27, 2025
Most Viewed

Which biblical books are included in the Ethiopian Bible but not in the King James Version?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s biblical canon includes a substantial number of books that are not part of the Protestant King James Version (KJV); these extra books range from widely known d...

Oct 20, 2025
Most Viewed

How does the Ethiopian Bible's translation of the Old Testament differ from the King James Version?

The core differences claimed are that the Ethiopian (Ge'ez) Old Testament uses a , containing many additional books such as 1–2 Enoch, Jubilees, and Meqabyan, and that its (Ge'ez, early medieval trans...

Dec 19, 2025
Most Viewed

Which books are included in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo canon but absent from the King James Version?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church recognizes an expanded biblical canon—commonly cited as 81 books—that contains a significant number of works not found in the 66‑book King James Version (KJV) Pr...

Nov 24, 2025

How have modern biblical translations, such as the NIV, addressed discrepancies between the Ethiopian Bible and the King James Version?

Modern English translations such as the New International Version (NIV) respond to differences between the Ethiopian Orthodox canon and the King James Version primarily by relying on modern linguistic...

Nov 9, 2025

Did Athanasius or Constantine influence the New Testament canon used by the King James Version?

Athanasius of Alexandria played a decisive textual role by publishing a 27‑book New Testament list in his 39th Festal Letter (c. 367 AD) that matches the New Testament canon used by the King James Ver...

Dec 20, 2025

What unique theological themes or emphases appear in the Ethiopian Bible compared with the KJV?

The Ethiopian Bible differs from the King James Version primarily in its expanded canon and the theological emphases that flow from that larger corpus: books such as 1 Enoch and additional Maccabean a...

Jan 20, 2026

How do theological emphases (e.g., angelology, saints, sacramental practice) differ between Ethiopian Orthodoxy and traditions using the KJV?

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo theology emphasizes sacramental mystagogy, the active presence of angels and saints in daily devotion, and a liturgical, theosis-centered spirituality that treats sacrament...

Jan 20, 2026

Which books in the Ethiopian canon are found nowhere in the KJV and how do they change Christian doctrine?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo canon contains a substantial number of books not found in the King James Version (KJV)—commonly cited totals range from 81 to 88 books—and includes distinctive Old Test...

Dec 7, 2025

Were there significant differences in translation philosophy or chosen source texts that led to variant readings between the Geneva Bible and the KJV?

The Geneva Bible and the King James Version (KJV) are closely related but not identical: historians and comparative studies show the Geneva supplied a large share of wording adopted into the KJV (abou...

Nov 9, 2025

What council decisions in 325 influenced later Bible translations like the King James Version?

The First Council of Nicaea did not formally fix the biblical canon, so it ; that claim is a persistent myth rooted in later medieval and Enlightenment retellings. Nicaea’s clear, documented legacies ...

Nov 7, 2025

Are there any notable theological or interpretive differences between the Ethiopian Bible and the King James Version?

Executive Summary The core difference between the Ethiopian Bible and the King James Version is canonical: the Ethiopian tradition preserves a that routinely includes books such as 1 Enoch, Jubilees, ...

Nov 5, 2025

What role did the Council of Nicaea play in shaping the King James Version of the Bible?

The Council of Nicaea (325 CE) shaped Christian doctrine—most notably the Nicene Creed—but it did not decide the New Testament canon and therefore had only an *indirect* influence on the King James Ve...

Oct 2, 2025

What are the historical reasons for the differences between the Ethiopian Bible and the King James Version?

The primary historical reason the Ethiopian Bible differs from the King James Version is canonical divergence rooted in separate transmission histories: the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church preserve...