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 ...

Shakespeare was still alive when this Bible was published. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Shortly after he ascended the English ...

Very few books have had a profound impact on humanity and hold an enduring, influential place in people’s minds and behaviors, such as the King James Bible. It was published in 1611 under the ...

The rise and fall of the King James Bible. In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture, by Alister McGrath, Doubleday, 328 pp.; $24.95 ...

American prose and the King James Bible. Robert Alter’s careful examination of the ways in which the KJV informed the novels of six significant American authors aims to record how “the resonant ...

Since almost the founding of their faith, English-speaking Latter-day Saints have stuck loyally by the side of the King James translation of the Bible, a version known for archaic and lofty language ...