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KJV was first published in 1611. The New Testament was translated from [[Textus Receptus]], a Greek text compiled by Erasmus in the 16th century on the basis of 12th century Byzantine manuscripts. Its position as the dominant English language translation was unchallenged until the 1970s.

KJV was first published in 1611. The New Testament was translated from [[Textus Receptus]], a Greek text compiled by Erasmus in the 16th century on the basis of 12th century Byzantine manuscripts. Its position as the dominant English language translation was unchallenged until the 1970s.

More recent translations modernize the language. They also use a Greek text has been adjusted to take into account manuscripts not known to Erasmus. This text, called the Critical Text, was compiled by B.F. Westcott and F.J.A. Hort in 1881 and is updated regularly. The Critical Text is based on manuscripts of the "Alexandrian" type such as ''[[Codex Vaticanus]]'' and ''[[Codex Sinaiticus]].'' These are the earliest known New Testament manuscripts and date from the fourth century.

More recent translations modernize the Biblical language. More controversially, they also use a Greek text has been adjusted to take into account manuscripts not known to Erasmus. This text, called the Critical Text, was compiled by B.F. Westcott and F.J.A. Hort in 1881 and is updated regularly. The Critical Text is based on early manuscripts of the "Alexandrian" type such as ''[[Codex Vaticanus]]'' and ''[[Codex Sinaiticus]].''

==History==

==History==