A congregant holds the King James Bible during a church service in South London in 2013. (Image credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ... known as the Geneva Bible, first published in 1560.

This was the Bible most popular among reformers at the time of James’ accession. But its circulation threatened the Anglican bishops. Not only did the Geneva Bible supplant their translation ...

The impact of the King James Bible, which was published 400 years ago, is still being felt in the way we speak and write, says Stephen Tomkins. No other book, or indeed any piece of culture, seems ...

A copy of this edition in the British Library is also available online through LOUIS (search “Geneva Bible electronic resource”). Brandeis also owns another copy, from 1599 (Rare BS170 1599), and a ...

James Naughtie visits Hampton Court to tell the story of how and why King James commissioned a translation of the Bible that has become our "national epic.". Show more The King James, or ...

The Geneva Bible was the first mechanically printed, mass-produced Bible available to the public. It was first published in 1560 - half a century before the King James Bible .

On the downside, King James was a raving homosexual. Sir Walter Raleigh joked about it, ... The Geneva Bible that appeared 51 years before KJV was the Bible used by William Shakespeare.

The Geneva Bible predated the King James version by 51 years, and is also known as the first “study” Bible. This edition was printed in 1615 by Robert Barker, who also printed the King James ...

The Geneva Bible was the first mechanically printed, mass-produced Bible available to the public. It was first published in 1560 - half a century before the King James Bible .

Puritan Christopher Avery brought the Bible from England when he immigrated to America with his 10-year-old son James. ... The 1581 Avery family Bible is a Geneva ... out, my name's Liver King ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — The controversial God Bless the USA Bible is still on track, with a little help from a long-dead British king.. A Nashville-based marketing firm had planned to publish a ...