In 1603, King James I ascended the English throne. As the country’s reigning monarch, he also became head of the Church of England. But King James wasn’t too happy with the Puritan overtones in the ...
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 ...
(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 ...
Its cadence is found in the speeches of Abraham Lincoln and the lyrics of Paul Simon. Renowned narrator Alexander Scourby and country music legend Johnny Cash have recorded spoken versions of the text ...
A page of the original King James Bible Garry Wilmore - Flickr/Creative Commons When an archive yields an unexpected discovery, it's usually cause for celebration. But when that discovery involves the ...
King James VI of Scotland ascended to the throne of England as King James I amid high treachery, global warfare and religious turmoil on this day in history, March 24, 1603. His reign shaped the world ...
English-speaking Christians were handed the King James Bible 400 years ago. But much of it was copied from a translation made 50 years earlier by William Tyndale. Rev. Paul Cross, who teaches at the ...
The New Testament title page reveals that this version of the King James Bible is a first edition A first edition King James Bible has been discovered hidden away and forgotten in a church in ...
In Begat, David Crystal sets out to prove that the King James Bible has contributed more to the English language than any other literary source. If you've ever "fought the good fight" or chuckled at ...