From what I've read there was a Bible put out in 1842 by David Bernard. I think on one of the editions, it was called "The Baptist Bible" on it's spine.Here is the information I have available on it. I thoroughly enjoy studying old bibles like these. If anyone has this in an e-Sword , or other format, that would be great. There was also a pamphlet calling for revision of the KJV that would be great as well. I think the pamphlet was called "The Faithful Translation". I have the American Bible Union NT, also, but would love to add these too.
- In 1842, David Bernard (1798–1876) published a new translation of the entire Bible. Bernard, who was a Baptist pastor in New York and Pennsylvania, identified himself as the “proprietor” and oversaw the translation and publication of the new version. It is not known to what extent he served as a translator. For over a decade, Bernard had already been known in some circles as an abolitionist and as an opponent of Free Masonry.The same year that his translation came out, he and a coauthor published a pamphlet calling for a revision of the King James Bible. Of particular interest to these two authors was the translation of the Greek word baptize, which they argued should be translated as “immerse.” It seems that concerns over doctrinally sensitive words and archaic language were the motivations behind the new translation. It is a revision of the King James Version, undertaken by “several biblical scholars,” as the title page states. None of those translators are identified there, but in the New Testament preface, Asahel C. Kendrick identifies himself as the translator of the New Testament. Bernard states in his preface that the goals of the translation were to create uniform spelling and word choices, replace obsolete and indelicate words, and correct errors.
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