It was first published on November 27, 2012 and ranks #20,842 in Amazon book sales. That is before the ACoC and TEC get wind of it and adopt it as their pew Bible, of course.
Take a look here to see what was expunged, massaged and tinkered with to discourage anti-LGBT interpretations.
Naturally, the Bible has its own Facebook page, adorned with this image:
From here:
Homosexuality in The Bible
Homosexuality was first mentioned in the Bible in 1946 in the Revised Standard Version. There is no mention of or reference to homosexuality in any Bible prior to this – only interpretations have been made. Anti-LGBT Bible interpretations commonly cite only eight verses in the Bible that they interpret to mean homosexuality is a sin; Eight verses in a book of thousands!The Queen James Bible seeks to resolve interpretive ambiguity in the Bible as it pertains to homosexuality: We edited those eight verses in a way that makes homophobic interpretations impossible.
Who is Queen James?
The King James Bible is the most popular Bible of all time, and arguably the most important English language document of all time. The brainchild and namesake of King James I, who wanted an English language Bible that all could own and read, it has been in print for over 400 years and has brought more people to Christ than any other Bible translation. Commonly known to biographers but often surprising to most Christians, King James I was a well-known bisexual. Though he did marry a woman, his many gay relationships were so well-known that amongst some of his friends and court, he was known as “Queen James.” It is in his great debt and honor that we name The Queen James Bible so.A Fabulous Bible
The QJB is a big, fabulous Bible. It is printed and bound in the United States on thick, high-quality paper in a beautiful, readable typeface. It is the perfect Bible for ceremony, study, sermon, gift-giving, or simply to put on display in the home or Church.You can’t choose your sexuality, but you can choose Jesus. Now you can choose a Bible, too.
h/t: MCJ
Wow. I don’t know what to think now. Although if it is true that King James was a bisexual man, I still don’t see how that would change the Bible and what’s in it.
James’s sexuality is debated by historians. It’s possible he was bisexual, but he did have seven legitimate children, in addition to two stillbirths and three miscarriages.
No one with any academic credentials would give this a second look: the translations are purely wishful thinking.
In particular, to’ebah (NOT to’evah) means something that is morally repugnant, not merely ritually unclean. My source for that is the Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament, edited by G. Johannes Botterweck, Helmer Ringgren, and Heinz-Josef Fabry (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2006).
As for there being only seven verses referring to homosexuality, there are only three referring to the Great Commission (preach the Gospel to all nations). Are we to conclude that this makes mission even less important than homosexuality?
The reality is that the rules that were most frequently broken were restated the most often, which is why there are so many Biblical references to adultery.
Disgusting!
This a blatant attempt to change God into something which he is not.
Well, it is a little silly, granted, but I’m thinking that God can take it. The way you guys carry on all the time, you’d think God is a four-year-old kid. God’s bigger than this, surely? 🙂
How about painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa or a hoodie on Raphael’s Sistine Madonna — and thinking it clever? Where’s the rainbow-version of the Torah, the Qur’an or even the Bardo Thodol? The point of the mockery being, of course, to dispel the burdensome unease great works inspire to respond in kind by becoming civilized and by creating great works ourselves.
Vincent, the Bible wasn’t written for God’s benefit. It was written for humanity’s, that we would grow up to be something more than four or fourteen-year-olds. Just because you do not or will not see the totalitarianism behind this gesture doesn’t mean it’s not there. All our institutions are degraded; everything that was meant to endure for millennia to speak to future generations is being trampled under.
Fair enough, I guess. I just can’t get too upset. If anything I’m thinking Christianity is a better religion when it _hasn’t_ actually won. We all tend to get a little complacent (and insufferable) when we’re top dog, and when we expect that for us to be top dog is the way of the world. A little mocking of Christianity probably does actual Christians a spot of good.
You must really dislike Revelation 20-22.
The Love That Won’t Shut Up.