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July 17, 2011 at 6:31 pm by v
In 1604, King James I of England authorized that a new translation of the Bible into English be started. It was finished in 1611, just 85 years after the first translation of the New Testament into English appeared (Tyndale, 1526). The Authorized Version, or the King James Bible Version (KJV) , quickly became the standard for English speaking Protestants. Its flowing language and prose rhythm has had a profound influence on the literature of the past 400 years.
The King James Bible Version (KJV) is now four hundred years old (1611 – 2011) and is the dominant edition in the English speaking world, Seen here in the hands of The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams.
The Title page reads “THE HOLY BIBLE, Conteyning the Old Teſtament, AND THE NEW: Newly Tranſlated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Tranſlations diligently compared and reuiſed, by his Maiesties speciall Comandement. Appointed to be read in Churches. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings moſt Excellent Maiestie. ANNO DOM 1611”
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