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The following list of archaic words in the New International Version (NIV) is taken from the 606-page,
intensive and detailed, revised and updated work entitled, "Archaic Words and the Authorized Version," by
Dr. Laurence M. Vance.
As we have seen throughout the main body of this work, archaic words are not limited to the AV. Not only do
modern versions often retain the supposedly archaic words found in the AV, but many times a more formidable
word is used to correct a perfectly understandable word or phrase in the AV. This appendix gives those places
in the NIV where a simple word or phrase in the AV is replaced by a more difficult word, the base or root form
of a word is unnecessarily extended, and those instances where an archaic or somewhat arduous word in the
AV is replaced by an equally archaic or even more onerous word. In two respects, however, this list is not
intended to be exhaustive. Not listed are those cases where a word or phrase in the AV is replaced by two or
more words in the NIV; however, singular words in the NIV that update a small phrase in the AV are included.
And secondly, due to the tremendous size of the Bible itself, an exhaustive list would not be suitable for
inclusion as an appendix.
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As suitable for reading as it is valuable for reference this book provides an explicit and comprehensive
examination of every word in the Authorized Version of the Bible that has been deemed archaic, obsolete,
antiquated, or otherwise outmoded. The result is both a fascinating and encyclopedic study of words--their
meaning, derivation, usage, and significance. The thesis of this seminal work is that the Authorized Version is
no more archaic than daily newspapers, current magazines, and modern Bible versions. This book is unique in
that it seeks neither to criticize nor to correct the text of the Authorized Version. Extensively documented with
over 5,000 footnotes, the book contains twenty-four chapters and fourteen appendixes, with a preface,
introduction, epilogue, and bibliography. 606 Pages
Dr. Laurence Vance has several excellent books. His book "The Other Side of Calvinism" exposing the heresy
called Calvinism is excellent and highly recommended.
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