2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Version of the Bible. Although many readers may be familiar with the translation, they do not know its legendary history. It was not the first translation into English, as versions such as the Geneva Bible (1557 - 1560) preceded it. Nor was it a new translation, but rather a revision of the Bishops Bible of 1568. The translation was undertaken by six Companies based in Westminster, Oxford and Cambridge and completed between 1604 - 1611. The first few editions, including the "He", "She" and "Wicked" Bibles, were printed by the King's Printer. Years later Oxford and Cambridge publishes their own editions. The book details the numerous revisions to the text that have led to familiar translations such as the Revised Standard Version of the 20th Century. The enormous cultural influence of the KJV is also detailed, as many common English idioms originated in the KJV, and many American churches still hold the KJV to be the only true and ihnspired version of the Bible.
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