Which Version Is the Bible?

Answers all debates you may have on the KJB vs. NIV and many other translations.

There are many books that deal with the issue of Bible versions. I've read a fair amount of them, and find most KJV only books make extreme assertions that they lose their validity. This book is a great blend of scientific inquiry and faith. At the core of the book is the authors undaunted belief that God has actually preserved His Word, not by means of some scholars reconstructing it, but rather through the true church. With solid credentials both in the scientific field and theological field, Dr. Jones demonstrates that we have God's Word. We don't have to hope the scholar reconstruct it at some point, but we can be assured that we have it now. Being a Sunday School teacher, I was greatly blessed by reading this book as it settled the issue for me. Now I can study the Word with confidence, not having to constantly second guess whether the rendering of any particular version is correct. Many of the statements of faith of churches and organizations have something like: "we believe that the Bible is inspired and infallible IN THE ORIGINALS". From this statement they build all their other doctrines. Well, who has the originals? So do we have God's Word? This is a serious question that Dr. Jones addresses. When I was reading this book I compared what Dr. Jones wrote to what other side was saying. I found they either did not deal with the issue, or glossed over it, hiding it behind a bunch of scholarly jargon and textual variants. The key issue is preservation, and compare for yourself what Dr. Jones writes about preservation and what you read in the books defending the modern versions.

This was the very first of many bible verse books that we have read. It was the first and the best. Do you ever wonder why there are so many different bible versions? Aren't they all the same? Didn't they all come from one source? Why do certain bible versions elliminate scripture? You will be shocked and amazed at the truth. A must read for anyone seeking the truth.

As a seminary student at one of the most conservative seminaries in the Southern Baptist Convention I experienced in my first year nearly every antic dote about seminaries Dr. Jones mentions in his book. During that same time I heard numerous professors and others who support the critical text insist that such things "never" happen at seminaries. Remarkably, due to my own personal research, I was often more knowledgeable than many of my professors on the subject of textual criticism and Bible versions. Being a degreed, licensed, and practicing engineer experienced in the scientific method, I found that these "experts" almost always lacked the ability to be truly objective and recognize the illogical, grossly unscientific reasoning of the methods employed in textual criticism. Even more remarkable is that I find the "experts" and "scholars" are the least interested in engaging in an objective discussion on the matter, and many pastors do not consider the subject significant. Most seem to consider the issue a technical argument over fine details - thinking that if it were all that important their seminary professors would have informed them. In reality the subject is never covered in the vast majority of seminary degree plans including the Ph. D. degree plans, and if covered only minuscule introductory generalities are discussed. I truly believe the church is experiencing the fulfillment of Isaiah 29:14, "... for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid." I encourage every believer to read Dr. Jones' book, weigh the evidence, reach your own conclusion, and do not be intimidated by anyone who disagrees just because they hold an "authoritative" degree.Now 2 1/2 years after writing this review,serving during that time as pastor of a small church in southeast Texas, and obtaining another degree myself, I have found no change in the matter. One of the most astounding things to me is the visceral reactions from "scholars" and "academia," so much so that I have come to lothe to be labeled a "scholar," which often occurs because of my position. The title has become something of a pejorative to me because of the lack of objectivity and pragmatism from scholarship in not only the discipline under discussion here, but also in so many others - more of Isaiah 29:14. Never do they reply with any objectivity or logic. The usual reply has something to do with them declaring their own expertise as the reason they are "right." There is rarely if ever any pragmatic response. Perhaps also because relatively few people care much about the actual seriousness of the issue.Barry D. Adkins, MBA, M. Div., B.S. Houston, Texas

As a seminary student at one of the most conservative seminaries in the Southern Baptist Convention I experienced in my first year nearly every antic dote about seminaries Dr. Jones mentions in his book. During that same time I heard numerous professors and others who support the critical text insist that such things "never" happen at seminaries. Remarkably, due to my own personal research, I was often more knowledgeable than many of my professors on the subject of textual criticism and Bible versions. Being a degreed, licensed, and practicing engineer experienced in the scientific method, I found that these "experts" almost always lacked the ability to be truly objective and recognize the illogical, grossly unscientific reasoning of the methods employed in textual criticism. Even more remarkable is that I find the "experts" and "scholars" are the least interested in engaging in an objective discussion on the matter, and many pastors do not consider the subject significant. Most seem to consider the issue a technical argument over fine details - thinking that if it were all that important their seminary professors would have informed them. In reality the subject is never covered in the vast majority of seminary degree plans including the Ph. D. degree plans, and if covered only minuscule introductory generalities are discussed. I truly believe the church is experiencing the fulfillment of Isaiah 29:14, "... for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid." I encourage every believer to read Dr. Jones' book, weigh the evidence, reach your own conclusion, and do not be intimidated by anyone who disagrees just because they hold an "authoritative" degree.Barry D. Adkins, M. Div., B.S. Houston, Texas