Commissioned by King James I, it is also known as the King James Version. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/) ...

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 ...

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 ...

The most widely published text in the English language, the King James Bible, was first released 400 years ago, this year. This version of the bible has had a lasting impact, not only on the Christian ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

THIS PAST YEAR, the four hundredth since the initial publication of the King James Bible, was marked by a spate of celebratory commemorations on both sides of the Atlantic. After all, our canonical ...

In this Christmas season, Bibles around the world will be opened to the second chapter of Luke as people read that gospel’s account of the birth of Jesus. Kathy and I follow the tradition before we ...