Subject: Re: Prayers For Our President
Perhaps because the KJV was too vague and left too much to interpretation, and so various groups wanted to impose a more standard, more readable, less arguable "spin" on the text to suit their particular wishes for political, and social norms?

No doubt.

Can you think of a single area of study and knowledge which does not have literally reams more information, research results, discussion, analysis, etc. published in the late 20th century than the mid-1600s?

It so much fun to pretend that those we disagree with are complete idiots, and maybe that is the "real" purpose of "Atheist fools".

But if you actually pay attention to what is written about the bible, what is studied about the bible, the impact of learning the history of the bible on people who start out as literalists, you will probably think the increased number of editions is because researchers had a lot more to say about the bible and its history including the way it is translated, the choice of the books included, the likelihood that some books are forgeries, etc. Just like the greater amount of publishing in Physics, Chemistry, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Economics, History, and I'm sure a bunch of other subjects which have been published more in the 20th century than in the 17th.

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