I am looking at both of these for specific reasons. The
Geneva Bible was the one that was brought to America, fleeing the King and his
religious persecution. Ironically the KJV only crowd stems from these same
churches that flourished in the states. In researching the differences they are
minor and I guess the margin notes were what got King James upset, since they
removed any religious authority from man, including the kings and the Pope
specifically.
At the same time it has been argued that the 1611 King James
Version was edited by Sir Francis Bacon to ensure the occult hidden agenda is
there. Sites I have visited go into detail on counting the Bible and seeing
that Masonic influences are hidden all over the book. This assumes the KJV with
66 books was the original 1611 KJV Bible which it is not! Therefore the great conspiracy
over Sir. Francis Bacon editing the Bible to show a hidden Masonic numerology is
hogwash, since the Bible that left his hands had 80 books.
Now this does not mean this hidden numerology was not put in
place in the 1880’s when the 1611 KJV was stripped of the Apocryphal writings.
I do not know and find it interesting that people spend a bunch of time trying
to discredit one book or another and after reading a few different versions all
of which have “flaws” the one thing that has stood out is through all the BS,
God’s message and words hold true.
Another thing I found interesting was a recent documentary I
watched concerning finding Jesus’ tomb. If true this could throw Christianity
on its head since the theology from the early Roman church would be thrown out.
Could Dan Brown have stirred the pot to the point of bringing to light some
interesting changes in our understanding of Jesus? What would it matter?
Honestly what I have read would only change the story slightly and some theologies,
but not the message of Salvation.
Which is the key here, since through all the great conspiracies
of the Geneva, KJV, NKJV, NIV, RSV, NLT, The Message and all the others I find
the message of Salvation through the blood and sacrifice of Jesus is the only
true path to God is still intact. The rest helps us understand God, but if we
get lost in what is allegory and fighting over what is historical fact we will
go bonkers and fall into a trap. Believe what you know to be true and keep
trying to find the real truth!
With this all said I am leaning towards the 1560 Geneva
Bible for two reasons, at the time it was accepted as the true word of God
while the 1611 KJV was considered political and my Great, Great … Grandfather
Roger Williams would have approved of that choice over the 1611 KJV. Now to
find a copy in it’s entirety!