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Who wrote the King James version of the bible?

April 26, 2017bible culture James King Religion Society spirituality version

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Who wrote the King James version of the bible?

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In 1604 the king of England, James I, commissioned a group of scholars to write an English version of the Bible. Seven years later, they released the King James Version, known also as the Authorized Version, which became the standard Bible for millions and was the most widely used translation in the English-speaking world. No other English translations of the Bible appeared for more than 200 years after the publication of the King James Version.

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The King James Version of the bible was translated by a group of men at the request of King James of England. It was meant to counter the Geneva bible by ommitting the footnotes the Geneva bible contained. The KJV originally contained the same books canonized by the Council of Hippo. Modern King James bibles leave out some of the books of the Christian bible and follow the Rabbinic Jewish Canon.