The impact of the King James Bible, which was published 400 years ago, is still being felt on the way we speak and write, says Stephen Tomkins. ... The King James Bible was often read aloud.

The English Bible, King James Version Vol. 1, The Old Testament Edited by Herbert Marks (Norton Critical Editions, 2,280 pp., $22.50) Vol. 2, The New Testament and The Apocrypha ...

The impact of the King James Bible, which was published 400 years ago, is still being felt on the way we speak and write, says Stephen Tomkins. ... The King James Bible was often read aloud.

The Archbishop of Canterbury says the 400-year-old King James Bible can help give meaning to modern lives, in his New Year address for the BBC.

Shortly after he ascended the English throne in 1603, King James I commissioned a new Holy Bible translation that, more than 400 years later, is still widely read around the world.

How the King James Bible Came to Be 5 minute read 10th June 1953: The first issue of the first edition of the 'Authorised Version' of the English Bible, printed in London in 1611 by Robert Barker.

So, truly, the King James Bible popularized the expressions that were already in biblical use. The King James version was appointed to be read in all churches, so "people started not just to quote ...

On Easter Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Some will read the central story of their faith in the latest translations of the Bible, but others rely on the King James Version. After ...

The King James Bible was widely read in the American colonies, though typically published in Britain. It was often the book in the pulpit during the First Great Awakening of the mid-1700s that ...

IT'S the most widely-read text in the English language, influencing everything from art and culture to the way we speak. And this year the King James Bible celebrates its 400th anniversary.