lily rose. Thank you. I especially liked the following:
King James and the Cult of the Bishops ----- As one peruses the King James’ rendering of these Scriptures in Hebrews, it appears, at least it seems this way to this author, to be a deliberate attempt by those who were in power (King James [16031625] and his bishops) to strengthen their hold on usurped authority, an authority traced all the way back to Henry the Eighth (1509-1547)—the Divine Right of Kings.
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I have always been intrigued by the story about Benjamin Franklin changing Thomas Jefferson’s wording in the Declaration of Independence from, “We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable” to “We hold these truths to be self-evident.”
The usurpers mentioned above practically cheat their way into a divine endorsement for their supposed authority by translation through preferred nuances when creating their King James Version. Franklin, in his genius, wanted nothing to do with a divine biblical appeal, but took a stand against tyranny based on rational, enlightened, self-evident truth.
There is much to learn. Thanks again.
King James and the Cult of the Bishops ----- As one peruses the King James’ rendering of these Scriptures in Hebrews, it appears, at least it seems this way to this author, to be a deliberate attempt by those who were in power (King James [16031625] and his bishops) to strengthen their hold on usurped authority, an authority traced all the way back to Henry the Eighth (1509-1547)—the Divine Right of Kings.
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I have always been intrigued by the story about Benjamin Franklin changing Thomas Jefferson’s wording in the Declaration of Independence from, “We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable” to “We hold these truths to be self-evident.”
The usurpers mentioned above practically cheat their way into a divine endorsement for their supposed authority by translation through preferred nuances when creating their King James Version. Franklin, in his genius, wanted nothing to do with a divine biblical appeal, but took a stand against tyranny based on rational, enlightened, self-evident truth.
There is much to learn. Thanks again.