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 ...

On its 400th anniversary, the King James Version of the Bible is universally recognized as a literary masterpiece that profoundly shaped both modern Christianity and the English language. But at the ...

Or read for yourself the first few lines of the Book of Genesis, which include "the earth was without form and void/And the darkness was upon the face of the deep . . ." Or try Psalm 63:1: "O God, ...

This year, the most influential book you may never have read is celebrating a major birthday. The King James Version of the Bible was published 400 years ago. It's no longer the top-selling Bible, but ...

A vicar clearing out a cupboard at his church found a forgotten first edition King James Bible dating back to 1611. There are believed to be fewer than 200 such Bibles still in existence. The Rev Dr ...

10th June 1953: The first issue of the first edition of the 'Authorised Version' of the English Bible, printed in London in 1611 by Robert Barker. Commissioned by King James I, it is also known as the ...