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00:00What is the history behind the creation? King James Bible 1. What is the origin of the King
00:06James Version of the Bible? The majority of the actual work of translating, writing,
00:12the KJV was done by a committee of 47 scholars and clergymen over the course of many years.
00:18For this reason, we cannot identify with certainty which individual wrote a given passage.
00:242. Did King James change the Bible in any way? The English King James I authorized a new
00:31translation of the Bible in 1604 in order to settle some thorny religious differences in his
00:37kingdom and solidify his own authority. While attempting to prove his own supremacy,
00:42King James ended up democratizing the Bible instead as a result.
00:463. Who wrote the King James Bible and when was it written?
00:50In 1611 under the auspices of King James I of England, the King James Version,
00:57also known as the Authorized Version or King James Bible, was published as an English translation
01:03of the Bible. 4. The King James Bible is the real Bible, right? As a result, it is known as
01:10the
01:10Authorized Version because it was authorized by King James I. The work was completed and published in
01:171611 and became known as that name. 5. Is the King James Bible used by the Catholic Church?
01:25In many later editions of the KJV, the 14 books not found in the KJV have been rearranged in the
01:31order
01:32Catholics expect to find them in within the 46, not 39, books of the Old Testament.
01:386. What is the Religion of the King James Bible? As part of the Christian denomination of the Church
01:45of England, the King James Version, KJV, also known as the King James Bible, KJB, and the Authorized
01:53Version, is an English translation of the Christian Bible which was commissioned in 1604 and published
01:59in 1611 by sponsorship of King James 6 and 1. 7. How is the KJV superior to other versions of
02:08the Bible?
02:08For example, Douglas Wilson claims that the King James Version, or, as he prefers to call it,
02:15the Authorized Version, is superior because of its manuscript tradition, its translational philosophy,
02:22with frequent updates to the English language necessary to keep pace with today's language,
02:27and its ecclesiastical authority because it was created by the Church along with
02:328. Why did King James dislike the Geneva Bible so much? The revolutionary Geneva Bible was despised
02:39by King James because he thought it was anarchical. 9. What is the oldest Bible in the world?
02:46The Codex Sinaiticus. The Codex Sinaiticus, shelf marks and references, London, British Library,
02:54at Mississippi 43725, Gregory Olandin, Olaf, Oro-1, Soden-Delta-2, or Sinai Bible, is one of the
03:04four great uncial codices, ancient, handwritten copies of a Christian Bible in Greek. It is the
03:11oldest complete copy of the New Testament. 10. Can you tell me the 14 books that were removed from
03:17the Bible? The Apocrypha. This book contains the following, 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras, the Book of Tobit,
03:25the Book of Susanna, additions to Esther, the Book of Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus,
03:33Baruch, the Epistle of Jeremiah, the Prayer of Azariah, Bel and the Dragon, Prayer of Manuses,
03:391 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Book of Enoch, Book of Jubilees.
03:441 Maccabees.
03:461 Maccabees.
03:481 Maccabees.

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