The King James Version – english Translation of the Old and New Testaments

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The King James Version
english Translation of the Old and New Testament
Cambridge, england, 1637
Museum Collection

Commissioned by King James I (1566-1625), to provide an english translation of the scared texts which would be approved by the kingdom’s Protestant and Catholic populations. First printed in 1611, it is still accepted as the standard english Bible.

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1637, Bible, catholic, Christianity, England, Foundations, king James translation, new testment, old testment, Protestant, religion

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The King James Version english Translation of the Old and New Testament Cambridge, england, 1637 Museum Collection

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Themes and Connections:

The King James Version
english Translation of the Old and New Testament
Cambridge, england, 1637
Museum Collection