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Today’s Christian & the Church’s Bible: A Time to Return to the Authorized Version

Charles Terpstra·2025-07-01
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This journal article reviews Theodore P. Letis's booklet arguing for the theological and practical superiority of the King James Version (Authorized Version) over modern Bible translations. Prof. David Engelsma commends the work as an accessible defense of the AV that explains the weighty theological principles at stake in translation choices, addressing both lay readers and church leaders who may view the PRC's exclusive use of the KJV as mere tradition rather than principled conviction.

The following book is reviewed by Prof. David Engelsma, former editor of the Standard Bearer, professor emeritus of Dogmatics and Old Testament in the Protestant Reformed Theological Seminary, and member of Trinity PRC in Hudsonville, Michigan Today's Christian & the Church's Bible: A Time to Return to the Authorized Version, by Theodore P. Letis. Winter Springs, FL: the Greater Heritage, 2023. Pp. 73. $13.99 soft. In the Protestant Reformed Churches (PRC), the King James Version (KJV) of the...

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Author
Charles Terpstra
Date

2025-07-01

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Standard Bearer
Scripture References
Colossians 1:14
Topics
Biblical InterpretationBook ReviewsApologetics
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