Archaic Words and the Authorized Version

by Laurence M. Vance

Book Overview

As suitable for reading as it is valuable for reference, this book provides an explicit and comprehensive examination of every word in the Authorized Version of the Bible that has been deemed archaic,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962889849
• ISBN13: 9780962889844
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Vance Pubns
• Length: 589 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.3" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful study book

This is a wonderful study guide for the Authorized Bible. With more and more Americans turning to lukewarm religious views, which require watered down study books, it is getting hard to find books that are designed to help serious students. This book sticks to facts, which is much different to other Bible dictionaries that are filled with man pleasing assumptions. I was saddened to read the negative reviews. If I could say anything to help those I would do so now, but God blinded their eyes, so I have no power to change that. For those who choose to lead a God Centered life, I highly recommend this book.

Recommended Reading

This book is another great work in defence of the Bible against the attacks from modern defenders of corrupt versions. This book not only defines many archaic words, but also shows some modern secular usage as well as usage of archaic words in corrupt bible versions. This shows how meaningless it is to stab at the Bible by saying that it is archaic. I have also read 2 other of Vance's books. I recommend any of his works.

Excellent book to further understand Gods Word.

This is an excellent book for getting more out of God's word than the modern versions around today can give. Example the Thou's and Thee's are singular referring to one person or group. While the Yee's and You's are plural. The modern versions use the word 'you' for both. You lose...You talk about Archaic Words. Take a look at a few I got out of the NIV which is supposed to me a Modern Version. Abashed, annotations, cors, dissipation, fellowman, filigree, fomenting, goiim, ignoble, jowls, mainstay, marauders, pinions, porphyry, portent, profligate, qualm, resplendent, revening, squall, and wadi, just to name a few.Why does the NIV use these Archaic Words? Because of Copyright Laws. New version have to be significantly different from others so a lot of trips to the Thesaurus is needed.What does this all this lead to? A Bible that gets further and further away from the real Word of God which many believe the closest can be found in English in the King James Version.

This is a "MUST HAVE" book.

Many people find that the KJV Bible is too hard to understand because the language is considered to be "old fashioned". Mr Vance has taken all of the words which are considered to be "outdated" and compiled them into a form of encyclopaedia.This book should be put on your "MUST HAVE" list, if you are a avid reader of the KJV Bible. It will not only enhance your bible study but it will also give you better understanding of the LORD's word.