The King James Version of the Bible was first published in 1611. Its literary brilliance is well known and its words and phrases have had a unique influence on the English language. Four hundred years ...

"We desire that the Scripture may speake like it selfe," the translators wrote in the preface to the 1611 Bible, "that it may bee understood even of the very vulgar." The qualities that allow a ...

THE JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER Publication of the King James Bible in 1611 set the standard for English Scripture for some 300 years. This volume from the Museum of the ...

"I believe it's important for historical context for kids to understand the role the Bible played." Walters also ...

Luther and his colleagues in Wittenberg produced a complete Bible in German in 1534. By 1611 the national church in England had the King James Bible. Sometimes the Bibles were commissioned and written ...

The influence (and beauty) of the King James Bible, issued in 1611, can hardly be overestimated. As the late essayist (and famous atheist) Christopher Hitchens once wrote, the King James Bible’s ...

Its 1611 preface says, “We never thought from the beginning that ... We collaborated with the NCC, SBL, and a host of Bible publishers to carry out the review and update. We met with publishers to see ...

Bruce Gordon shows how believers in every era have experienced their sacred book through all the human senses.

The 1611 King James Bible standardized the spelling as "Jesus," solidifying its usage in the English-speaking world. By this time, the pronunciation and spelling of "Jesus" had been fully ...

The original text of the King James bible dates back to 1611. Prof Campbell said he had wanted his version to be close to the original. The Archbishop of Canterbury commissioned Oxford University ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A man who killed his wife at a Bible study last year in St. Paul was sentenced to 33 years on Friday ...