Third Millennium Bible
{{short description|1998 minor update of the King James Version of the Bible}}
{{Distinguish|Millennium Bible}}
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The Third Millennium Bible (TMB), also known as the New Authorized Version, is a 1998 minor update of the King James Version of the Bible.[https://books.google.com/books?id=12wGAAAACAAJ Google Books, Third Millennium Bible] Unlike the New King James Version, it does not alter the language significantly from the 1611 version, retaining Jacobean grammar (including "thees" and "thous"), but it does attempt to replace some of the vocabulary which no longer would make sense to a modern reader.
Characteristics
= Canon =
The TMB, like the original KJV in 1611, contains the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament in between the Old and New Testaments, making a total of 80 books.[https://www.biblestudytools.com/tmba/ Bible Study Tools website, Third Millennium Bible w/Apochrypha] This has helped win it some support among traditionalist Anglicans and Eastern Orthodox Christians.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
A version without the Apocrypha (and with formatting changes) is known as the 21st Century King James Version.[https://www.olivetree.com/store/product.php?productid=16549 Olive Tree website, 21st Century King James Version (KJ21)][https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/21st-Century-King-James-Version-KJ21-Bible/ Bible Gateway website, 21st Century King James Version (KJ21)]{{Failed verification|date=May 2024|reason=These sources do not establish the connection between the TMB and the KJ21}}
= Word updating =
Vocabulary updates were based on Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, Unabridged.{{cite journal |last1=Sheeley |first1=Steven |title=Re(:) Englishing the Bible |journal=Review & Expositor |date=December 2000 |volume=97 |issue=4 |pages=467–484 |doi=10.1177/003463730009700406 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/003463730009700406?journalCode=raeb |access-date=4 February 2024}}
An example of word updating from Ezra 9:3:
| class="wikitable" |
| King James Version
| ...and sat down astonied. |
| Third Millennium Bible
| ....and sat down stunned. |
References
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External links
- [http://www.tmbible.com/ Third Millennium Bible] - Official Site
- [http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/index.php?action=getVersionInfo&vid=48&lang=2 KJ21 on BibleGateway.com] - The complete text of the 21st Century King James Version, plus version, copyright and publisher information
- [https://www.biblestudytools.com/apocrypha/tmba/ TMB with Apocrypha on BibleStudyTools.com]
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