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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 ...
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.
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 ...
As the King James Bible turns 400 this year, it is perhaps more revered than read. That’s a shame, argue three new books, which contend that its cultural influence and literary merit are ...
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. The House Education Committee introduced a bill Thursday to require Bible reading in all public schools. Rep. Jordan Redman, R-Coeur d'Alene ...
The King James Version of the Bible, also known as the "Authorized Version," marks its 400th anniversary in 2011, and by any measure, it has had a lasting impact on the world and on the lang Skip ...
In addition to the Bible-reading law, the Idaho Legislature in 1925 also created a now-defunct “Board of Eugenics,” which had the authority to decide if people determined to be “feeble ...
Of all the objectionable things Donald Trump has ever done, selling a Bible would seem to rank pretty far down the list. Yet his marketing, along with that of Lee Greenwood, of a God Bless the USA ...
The first English-language New Testament concordance appeared in the 1530s, though it wasn’t very useful before the publication of the King James Bible in the 1600s made Scripture widely available.