Bible Version Detail — King James Version(KJV)
 | Abbreviation: | KJV | ||
| Name: | King James Version | |||
| Functional Translation (1-10): | 1 | |||
| Formal Translation (1-10): | 10 | |||
| Ease of reading (1-10, 10 is easiest): | 1 | |||
| Public Reading (1-10): | 3 | |||
| Serious Study (1-10): | 3 | |||
| Gender Neutral Language (1-10): | 1 | |||
| Capitalization of pronouns referring to God (Yes/No): | No | |||
| Extensive Translation of cultural terms (Yes/No): | No | |||
| Translated by Committee (Yes/No): | Yes | |||
| Interdenominational Participation (Yes/No): | Yes | |||
| Interfaith Participation (Yes/No): | No | |||
| Committee Note: | Mainline | |||
Also known as the Authorized Version, sometimes AV 1611. This was an outstanding translation for its time, perhaps the greatest single accomplishment in Bible translation. It's language is now out of date, and it also has not benefitted from the new manuscript discoveries in the centuries since it was translated. Besides its review page, check the Energion Publications pamphlet What About the KJV? Here is a video looking at the strengths and weakness of the KJV, titled Why I Hate the KJV. I don't, really. Watch and see:
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The Orthodox Study Bible: Ancient Christianity Speaks to Today's World [Energion.com Review]
The greatest weakness of this Bible may be size--it is a fairly small volume for the amount of information it tries to convey. It includes 28 pages of introductory material, comprised of normal front matter such as acknowledgements, tables of contents, along with an overview of the books of the Bible in the Orthodox canon and an introduction to the Orthodox church.
Following this, the Bible text itself occupies 1,749 pages, with introductions generally occupying a page or less, and 1/4 or less of each page occupied by notes.
Finally, there are 72 pages of material in the back, including essays on Biblical inspiration and revelation, how to read the Bible, some lectionary guidance, a glossary, morning and evening prayers, an index to the annotations, an index to the study articles, and finally a list of the seventy (Luke 10:1), whom Orthodox tradition holds remained loyal to their Master. The book is finally fleshed out by 8 maps, not terribly detailed, but quite clear.
In addition, there are 12 beautiful color plates (hopefully I counted right--the number '12' is encouraging!).
The Bible is based on the NKJV for the New Testament text. That's not my favorite version, but it is probably the best choice available in English for an Orthodox study Bible. The Old Testament is taken from the St. Athanasius Academy SeptuagintTM, with which I am not acquainted. As I read this study Bible and use it in study, I will evaluate the translation as well. Obviously there will be interesting differences from any other translation I have evaluated in the past because the text is based on the Septuagint.
The overall approach of the notes is unabashedly orthodox in both the lower and upper case senses of the word, with Christological interpretations presented alongside Old Testament passages. The note on Genesis 1:26-30 starts out: "The Holy Trinity also made man."
For notes on this study Bible (from Henry Neufeld, see the Energion.com review link below.
I would question using the NKJV as the Bible version for modern teens.
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Bib Alexander Scourby Holy Bible: KJV Black Cd Wallet Dramatized Version
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