King James Only movement

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The King James Only movement is a conservative Christian position that regards the King James Version of the Bible as the uniquely accurate and authoritative English translation, often rejecting the legitimacy of more modern versions.

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instanceOf Christian movement ⓘ
theological position ⓘ
alsoKnownAs KJV Only movement ⓘ
King James Version Only movement ⓘ
associatedWith Independent Baptist churches ⓘ
linked to: Baptists

fundamentalist churches ⓘ
some Pentecostal groups ⓘ
attitudeTowardModernVersions rejects English Standard Version ⓘ
rejects New American Standard Bible ⓘ
rejects New International Version ⓘ
rejects New King James Version ⓘ
rejects New Revised Standard Version ⓘ
controversy creates division among conservative Christians ⓘ
debated in fundamentalist and evangelical circles ⓘ
coreBelief God has specially preserved Scripture in the King James Version ⓘ
King James Version is uniquely accurate English Bible translation ⓘ
linked to: King James Version

King James Version is uniquely authoritative English Bible translation ⓘ
linked to: King James Version

modern English Bible versions are inferior to the King James Version ⓘ
modern English Bible versions are often corrupt ⓘ
criticizedBy many evangelical scholars ⓘ
textual critics ⓘ
criticizedFor elevating one translation to inspired status ⓘ
misunderstanding textual criticism ⓘ
denomination fundamentalist Protestantism ⓘ
doctrinalEmphasis biblical separation ⓘ
preservation of Scripture ⓘ
geographicFocus English-speaking world ⓘ
linked to: Anglosphere

United States ⓘ
historicalDevelopment expanded after publication of modern English Bible versions ⓘ
grew in prominence in the 20th century ⓘ
influencedBy Benjamin G. Wilkinson ⓘ
David Otis Fuller ⓘ
Gail Riplinger ⓘ
Peter S. Ruckman ⓘ
languageFocus English ⓘ
mediaUse sermons against modern Bible versions ⓘ
tracts defending King James Version ⓘ
primaryText King James Version ⓘ
publishes polemical literature defending King James Version ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
usesArgument God preserved His word through the traditional text ⓘ
modern translations omit or change key verses ⓘ
older manuscripts are not necessarily better ⓘ
viewOnInerrancy often claims King James Version is inerrant ⓘ
viewOnInspiration often treats King James Version as uniquely inspired ⓘ
viewOnManuscripts favors Byzantine text-type manuscripts ⓘ
often rejects Alexandrian text-type manuscripts ⓘ
viewOnOtherLanguages may regard non-English Bibles as secondary to King James Version ⓘ
viewOnTextualBasis prefers Textus Receptus ⓘ
linked to: Textus Receptus

rejects critical text of the New Testament ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Textus Receptus → supportedBy → King James Only movement ⓘ
King James Only movement → alsoKnownAs → KJV Only movement ⓘ
linked to: King James Only movement
King James Only movement → alsoKnownAs → King James Version Only movement ⓘ
linked to: King James Only movement
David Otis Fuller → movement → King James Only movement ⓘ
Textus Receptus → associatedWith → King James Only movement ⓘ
subject linked to: TR
Benjamin G. Wilkinson → movement → King James Only movement ⓘ
Benjamin G. Wilkinson → subjectOf → King James Only controversy ⓘ
linked to: King James Only movement
Gail Riplinger → fieldOfWork → King James Only movement ⓘ
Gail Riplinger → movement → King James Only movement ⓘ