| The New Testament, King James Version Contributor(s): Church (Translator), Anonymous (Author) |
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ISBN: 1542805465 ISBN-13: 9781542805469 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $18.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Non-classifiable - Religion | Christianity - General - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6" W x 9" (1.52 lbs) 520 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Authorized King James Version is an English translation of the Christian Bible began in 1604 and completed in 1611 by the Church of England. A primary concern of the translators was to produce a Bible that would be appropriate, dignified and resonant in public reading. Hence, in a period of rapid linguistic change, they avoided contemporary idioms; tending instead towards forms that were already slightly archaic, like "verily" and "it came to pass". While the Authorized Version remains among the most widely sold, modern critical New Testament translations differ substantially from the Authorized Version in a number of passages, primarily because they rely on source manuscripts not then accessible to (or not then highly regarded by) early 17th Century Biblical Scholarship. |