King James - What He Said: The Words of Jesus Christ https://whathesaid.com Making the words of Jesus Christ easy to read and explore Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:12:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Happy Birthday, KJV! https://whathesaid.com/2011/04/20/happy-birthday-kjb/ https://whathesaid.com/2011/04/20/happy-birthday-kjb/#respond Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:09:15 +0000 https://whathesaid.com/?p=857 This year, the King James Version of the Bible turns 400 years old. It was commissioned by King James I in 1604 and seven years later, the work of 47 scholars and theologians was published. The new Bible was meant to establish the monarchy of James, who as a Scot, was viewed as a “foreigner” […]

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]]> This year, the King James Version of the Bible turns 400 years old. It was commissioned by King James I in 1604 and seven years later, the work of 47 scholars and theologians was published. The new Bible was meant to establish the monarchy of James, who as a Scot, was viewed as a “foreigner” in England. He also wanted to form a bridge uniting the two Bible factions of the day: the “clunky” Bishops’ Bible that was used in churches and the Geneva Bible popular among the people. His motives were entirely self-serving. The Geneva Bible contained margin notes that were less than kind to the likes of kings, and James wanted them removed.

NPR did a fascinating story on the topic. Take a break and enjoy:

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