Precisely 451 years after the June 19, 1566, birth of King James I of England, one achievement of his reign still stands above the rest: the 1611 English translation of the Old an ...

The King James Bible, the most famous version of the world’s most influential book, was published on this day in history, May 2, 1611. "The King James, or Authorized, Version of the Bible remains the ...

Part way through this history of the King James Bible, Gordon Campbell turns his attention from the 17th century to our own age. "It would be difficult now," he writes, "to bring together a group of ...

If nothing else, the 400th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible this year is proving that passions run deep about the translation known for its Shakespearean sound. Commissioned by ...

(Female voice): The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want… (Female voice): For I know that my redeemer liveth and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. KIM LAWTON, correspondent: The ...

(RNS) On Sundays, C. Elizabeth Floyd, shows up for worship at Trinity Baptist Church of Metro Atlanta, with her Bible in hand. "love affair" with the king's English. "That's the one that the ...

We are steeped in the idioms and phrases of the King James Version. On its 400th anniversary, David Edgar questions how revolutionary it really was In trying to sum up the unique genius of the King ...