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who was the King James who commissioned the writing of the bible ?

And what evidence is there that he was gay or at least bisexual ?

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  • 8 years ago
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    The KJV, which many Christians claim is the 'Divine Word of God' was a hastily written politically correct translation which was meant to help secure a homosexual ex-Catholic Scottish King's claim to the English Protestant throne. It is no more than a 17th Century edit of previous 16th Century translations of about 8,000 contradictory versions of 4th Century scrolls which claim to be copies of lost documents written in the 1st Century

  • 8 years ago

    Because the Great Bible failed to gain general acceptance and the Geneva Bible contained contentious footnotes, a revised Bible was decided upon. The Great Bible was chosen as its basis. The task was entrusted to Church of England bishops, and in 1568 the Bishops’ Bible was published. This was a large volume, replete with many engravings. But Calvinists, who repudiated religious titles, took exception to the word “bishops.” So the Bishops’ Bible was not generally accepted in England.

    King James I, after ascending the English throne in 1603,* endorsed the making of a fresh Bible translation. He stipulated that it should commend itself to all by omitting any offensive notes or comments.

    King James promoted the project. Eventually, 47 scholars in six separate groups across the country prepared sections of the text. Making use of the work of both Tyndale and Coverdale, these Bible scholars basically revised the Bishops’ Bible. However, they also drew from the Geneva Bible and the Roman Catholic Rheims New Testament of 1582.

    James himself was a respected Bible scholar, and the translation’s dedication to “the most high and mighty prince, James” acknowledged his initiative. As head of the Church of England, James was seen to be exerting his authority to bring the nation together.

    *James was born in 1566 and was crowned in 1567 as James VI of Scotland. When he was crowned King James I of England in 1603, he became the ruler of both countries. In 1604, he took the title “King of Great Britain.”

    Source(s): For more information visit the Official Website of Jehovah's Witnesses: http://www.jw.org/
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    James the whatever didn't commission the writing of the bible, just the translation of it into the form of English present at the time. And who cares whether he was pansexual?

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Now I won't have any disrespect of the former king of England. He was not gay or bisexual.

    Enlighten yourself

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/jame...

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