Author Archives: Peter Van Kleeck Jr. Ph.D.

The Church’s 1st Century Text-Critical Heritage

Speaking of the Bereans, Luke writes, “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and search the scriptures daily whether those things were so.” Acts 17:11 John speaking of the Ephesian Church writes the following in a similar vein, “…thou hast tried them whichContinue reading “The Church’s 1st Century Text-Critical Heritage”

“Easter” is a Perfectly Legitimate Translation in Acts 12:4

The following is a portion of Will Kinney’s work on Acts 12:4 and the rendering of pascha as Easter. You can find the full article here. Today’s gotcha question revolves around whether the KJV translators were negligent in translating pascha as Easter. _____________________________________________________________________________ Is the word “Easter” an error in the King James Bible? InContinue reading ““Easter” is a Perfectly Legitimate Translation in Acts 12:4″

Our Opponents are Against Multiple Translations as Well

Most of my academic carrier opponents of the TR/KJV position have told me that there are some translations that we all agree are terrible translations of the Bible. Presently, the translations usually cited as terrible translations are those like the Mirror Bible, The Passion Translation, and The New World Translation. Sometimes the Message is includedContinue reading “Our Opponents are Against Multiple Translations as Well”

All Promises of God are in Him, Yea and Amen

“For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God.” 2 Corinthians 1:20 1.) Are the words of God given in the original Greek and Hebrew promises to God’s people? “prom·ise [ˈpräməs] NOUN a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or thatContinue reading “All Promises of God are in Him, Yea and Amen”

Gotcha Questions in the Age of Google

Last night I watched a LIVE debate between Nick Sayers, a King James Version proponent, and C.J. Cox who, as best as I can tell, is mostly a King James advocate but has reservations. You can find the debate here. A large portion of the debate centered around an assertion made by Cox that thereContinue reading “Gotcha Questions in the Age of Google”

***Paging Mark Ward*** Archaic Words Appear in the KJV AND in the Most Popular Modern Versions

This last Father’s Day my wife bought me Laurence Vance’s Archaic Words and the Authorized Version printed in 2011. Vance’s argument is simply, the Authorized Version/ King James Version is no more archaic than every day magazine articles and popular modern versions of the Bible. To demonstrate this case, Vance offers an evaluation of hundredsContinue reading “***Paging Mark Ward*** Archaic Words Appear in the KJV AND in the Most Popular Modern Versions”

Our Artless and Banal Textual Scholarship

“It is impossible to read Shakespeare – the best of Shakespeare, not the four or five weakest plays – and not (1) recognize his genius, and (2) enjoy the plays. Not by trying to read one in a night, but rather reading it in a week, following the footnotes the first time or two, catchingContinue reading “Our Artless and Banal Textual Scholarship”

Video: Dr. Riddle and the Principles for Handling Differences Between TR Editions (Part 4)

In this video Dr. Riddle presents the reality that God did not merely preserve the TR, but rather God has preserved His words, the Bible, in all ages and that the printed TR is a manifestation of that divine preserving work.