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Why yet another translation of the Holy Bible?

Much confusion has arisen from the practice of translating the many Hebrew words referring to God as simply "God". Imagine reading an English novel where the words "brother", "sister", "cousin", "mother", "father", "uncle", etc were all rephrased as "relative". Technically, it would be correct but much of the meaning would be lost to the reader, with potential misunderstandings and confusion. Alice may be described as a relative of John, but is she his mother, his sister, his wife, his cousin, his grand-daughter, etc? Why not prevent the confusion by retaining the original words?

Our "Restored King James Bible Translations" in this Library have been derived from the King James Authorized Version with the words "God" and "LORD" restored to the original Hebrew words (according to Strong). To improve readability, the verbs and pronouns have been updated to modern forms (no "thou", "sayest", etc).

These volumes are very useful in understanding the usage and meanings of "God", "LORD", "El", "Elohim", "Eloah", "YHVH" (or "YHWH"), "YHVH YHVH" (or "YHWH YHWH"), "Adon", "Adonai", etc.

As an example, the important word "Elohim" is central to the understanding of the Old Testament God and to the reason for salvation, but is the subject of numerous claims regarding its meaning. Some meanings have been "creator", "man from space", a collective noun meaning a family of gods, and a group of powerful angels. The proponents of these claims all tell good stories and appear to have evidence to support their ideas. How can you tell what is correct? Check for yourself in these Restored King James books! or do the restoration yourself with your own concordance. Don't take the word of some one else; prove it yourself from the original documents!

These RKJV books have all of the "Elohim" restored and shown explicitly, allowing the reader to learn the true meaning of "Elohim" and to see which alleged "meanings" do not fit. Let the original inspired scriptures of the Bible explain themselves. By considering all of the uses, not just a selected few which support the story teller's spiel, you will see from the usage that many of the claims about the meaning of Elohim are incorrect.

Books available on this site are:
Genesis (Updated January 2005)   Leviticus (Updated January 2005)   Numbers  Deuteronomy  Joshua (Updated January 2005)   Judges  Ruth   1 Samuel   2 Samuel   1 Kings   2 Kings   1 Chronicles   2 Chronicles   Ezra   Nehemiah   Esther   Job (Updated February 2005)  Psalms   Proverbs   Ecclesiastes   Song   Isaiah  Jeremiah   Lamentations   Ezekiel   Daniel  Hosea   Joel   Amos   Obadiah   Jonah   Micah   Nahum   Habakkuk   Zephaniah   Haggai   Zechariah   Malachi  

Exodus (January 1998)  Leviticus (January 1998)   Numbers (January 1998)  Deuteronomy (January 1998)  Joshua (January 1998)  Judges (January 1998)  1 Samuel (January 1998)  Job (September 1998)  Isaiah (September 1998)  Daniel (January 1999) 

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e-Sword compatible modules are available:

• An Old Testament module is available. This is a beta version, dated 20090410.
• A Lite module is available. This is a beta version, dated 20090410.

  The Lite version of the Restored King James Version was derived from the King James Version by replacing "god", "gods", "God" by the corresponding el, elah, eloah, or elohim; "the LORD" by YHWH or YHWiH; as indicated by Strong's Concordance. It also replaces "Jesus" with "Yehoshua". Unlike the regular Restored King James Version, it does not attempt to modernize any other English. The Lite RKJV is intended for those who prefer the old English wording.

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The archived Archival Christianity Study Library with early documents can be viewed at archive.org. Paticularly recommended is Read the Book! by David Jon Hill. A local copy is available on this geocities site.

• The Key to the Calendar shows how the Wave Sheaf Offering indicates the yearly beginning of the Calendar of Leviticus 23.
• The Translator's Dilemma shows why "sons of God" is misleading when applied to angels in the Old Testament. Unfortunately some people have been misled by the simple translation "son" and have established foundational doctrines of their churches on it.
• Read the whole of the Old Testament in a Year will assist you to become better acquainted with the Old Testament, with suggested daily readings, enabling you to read the whole of the Old Testament painlessly year after year.
• An open invitation for the Last Day of the Great Feast examines several verses in John chapter seven. What future is there for those who have died and never had an opportunity for salvation?
• Passover Days 28-35 CE uses data from the US Navy to produce calendar fragments for the weeks around the Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread in the years 28 CE to 35 CE.
• The Crucifixion could not have been on a Friday is an analysis of the week day of Nisan 14 in the years when the Crucifixion might have occurred. It considers data from the US Navy to reach the conclusion of its title.
• Why does the Jewish calendar have postponements? provides an explanation of the necessity for those who follow the traditions of the Jewish elders to adjust their calendar months, or "postpone" months by one or two days or even a whole month or so, to avoid conflicts between religious duties.
• Why New Moons Are Irrelevant to the Jewish Calendar shows how new months are arrived at in the Jewish calendar. It is not the way some think it is.
• Who Are Christ's "Fellows"? explores the meaning of the word "fellows" in Psalm 45. It shows that the Bible itself overwhelmingly explains through dozens of verses that the "fellows" of Psalm 45:7 are Christ's fellow Christians and not angels.
• Is Christ Immortal? An analysis of 1 Timthy 6:16, examines dozens of scriptures and delves into the Greek to discover what it really meant to Timothy.
• Let Us Make Man in our Image discusses Christ's role in creation. It uses non-controversial scriptures which show that "Elohim" in Genesis 1 is a single being.
• Alcohol and the Christian This article considers the many scriptures that relate to alcoholic drinks.
• Are Only Evil Angels Judged by the Saints? An analysis showing that resurrected Christians will be greater than angels.
• Whose "loud voice" in Revelation 12:10? considers all of the verses in the Book of Revelation where the phrase "loud voice" is used, to identify the crier in 12:10.

A list of academic writings up to the end of 2002.

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Latest update: 11 April 2009 ( 2008 updates: 12 October; 27, 22 September; 31 August; 21 June; 7 May; 22 March 2008)

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