The King James version of the Bible is published in 1611 and is clearly written, at least in part, to uphold the concept of the divine right of kings and that is how it was read by the Christians of the 17th Centaury. Thomas Aquinas often refers to the dictum: “Quidquid recipitur ad modum recipientis recipitur. “Whatever is received is received according to the manner of the receiver.” It’s way past time for us to start reading the bible according to the ‘manner of Jesus’ rather than that of the