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JordanLatimer: /* */ I removed a statement that could be taken the wrong way. Revert if in disagreement.

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	* historical continuity with the restoration, since the KJV was used by the first generation of prophets and Church members		* historical continuity with the restoration, since the KJV was used by the first generation of prophets and Church members
	* the Book of Mormon was based on the KJV text; parallels and allusions to Biblical concepts are thus easier to recognize in the KJV than a more modern translation
	* Church leaders feel the benefits of standardization avoid, for example, unprofitable disputes about which member's Bible is a "better" translation		* Church leaders feel the benefits of standardization avoid, for example, unprofitable disputes about which member's Bible is a "better" translation
	* theologically, the Church disagrees with some modern trends in some Biblical translations (e.g., removing references to priesthood offices not embraced by some denominations, gender-neutral language when referring to God, etc.)		* theologically, the Church disagrees with some modern trends in some Biblical translations (e.g., removing references to priesthood offices not embraced by some denominations, gender-neutral language when referring to God, etc.)

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GregSmith: /* "Translated correctly"? */

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"Translated correctly"?

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	:The translators have made a conscious effort to provide a text that can be easily understood by the average reader of modern English. To this end, we have used the vocabulary and language structures commonly used by the average person. The result is a translation of the Scriptures written generally at the reading level of a junior high school student.<ref name="NLT">''Holy Bible New Living Translation'' (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 1996)</ref>{{Rp\|xvii}}		:The translators have made a conscious effort to provide a text that can be easily understood by the average reader of modern English. To this end, we have used the vocabulary and language structures commonly used by the average person. The result is a translation of the Scriptures written generally at the reading level of a junior high school student.<ref name="NLT">''Holy Bible New Living Translation'' (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 1996)</ref>{{Rp\|xvii}}

	A little earlier they admit to a bias within the translation. This translation was prepared by "ninety evangelical scholars…commissioned in 1989 to begin revising The Living Bible."<ref name="NLT"><ref>{{Rp\|xv}} This is fine if you are an Evangelical, but, if you are not, then the translation shows clear theological preferences in its translation. The King James Version, the New International Version, and all other translations generally come with a theological perspective in the translation of the text. Some are criticized much more than others (like the New World Translation of the Jehovah's Witnesses). The LDS Church has chosen the King James Version as its official Bible. The reasons for this were twofold. First, it is a well-respected and easily accessible translation (even if a bit dated), and second, it was the only English translation of the Bible available to the early leaders of the LDS Church, and so all of their biblical citations are taken from it.		A little earlier they admit to a bias within the translation. This translation was prepared by "ninety evangelical scholars…commissioned in 1989 to begin revising The Living Bible."<ref name="NLT"></ref>{{Rp\|xv}} This is fine if you are an Evangelical, but, if you are not, then the translation shows clear theological preferences in its translation. The King James Version, the New International Version, and all other translations generally come with a theological perspective in the translation of the text. Some are criticized much more than others (like the New World Translation of the Jehovah's Witnesses). The LDS Church has chosen the King James Version as its official Bible. The reasons for this were twofold. First, it is a well-respected and easily accessible translation (even if a bit dated), and second, it was the only English translation of the Bible available to the early leaders of the LDS Church, and so all of their biblical citations are taken from it.

	McKeever and Johnson try to show that by the term translation in the eighth Article of Faith, we really mean transmission. They write:		McKeever and Johnson try to show that by the term translation in the eighth Article of Faith, we really mean transmission. They write: