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King James Version (KJV)
- King James Version (KJV), English translation of the Bible, published in 1611 under the auspices of King James I of England. The translation had a marked influence on English literary style and was generally accepted as the standard English Bible from the mid-17th to the early 20th century.
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4 days ago · The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version (AV), is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of King James VI and I.
Jun 18, 2024 · King James Version, English translation of the Bible, published in 1611 under King James I of England. The translation had a marked influence on English literary style and was generally accepted as the standard English Bible from the mid-17th to the early 20th century.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 12, 2024 · The most popular versions of the Bible today include the New International Version (NIV), King James Version (KJV) and New King James Version (NKJV), the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), and the English Standard Version (ESV). NIV (New International Version) Best for: Everyday study and devotional reading.
- Jacob Edson
Jun 27, 2024 · Bible, the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity. The Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Hebrew Bible includes only books known to Christians as the Old Testament. The arrangements of the Jewish and Christian canons differ considerably.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The Bible contains the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity and has long been the most available, familiar, and dependable source and arbi...
- The Hebrew Bible was written in Hebrew. Its Greek translation, the Septuagint, made it accessible in the Hellenistic period (c. 300 BCE–c. 300 CE)...
- The Hebrew Bible has three divisions: Torah (Instruction, or Law; also called the Pentateuch), Neviʾim (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings). These bo...
- Parts of the Hebrew Bible were written in perhaps the 10th century BCE. The final redaction and canonization of the Torah (the first five books of...
- The Bible centres on the one and only God, the Creator of all that exists. God’s will and purpose are viewed as just, loving, and ultimately prevai...
4 days ago · The table below uses the spellings and names present in modern editions of the Christian Bible, such as the Catholic New American Bible Revised Edition and the Protestant Revised Standard Version and English Standard Version.
4 days ago · A biblical canon is a set of texts (also called "books") which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible . The English word canon comes from the Greek κανών kanōn, meaning "rule" or "measuring stick".
1 day ago · Martin Luther OSA ( ⫽ ˈluːθər ⫽; [1] German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ⓘ; 10 November 1483 [2] – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar. [3] Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism.
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