King James Version o f the English Bible
F. J. Wiens, Manager, Biola Book Room
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D uring the year 1961 the English I speaking people of the world would do well to pause and to pay tribute to the KING JAMES VER SION of the English Bible which has become in the 350 years since it was first printed the greatest spiritual and literary heritage of our people and the most frequently printed, the most widely distributed, and above all, the most deeply cherished of all books. When James I came to the throne of England in 1603, there were in use so many versions of the Bible that many people were confused, and there was contention within and without the churches in regard to the question of which version was actually the authentic version of the Scriptures. The common people had shown an overwhelming preference for the GENEVA Version of the Bible which was first printed by English exiles who had fled to Geneva, Switzerland. The Church of England was using as its official Bible the BISHOP’S BIBLE first produced in 1568 by a committee of Angelican bishops. But some of the churches continued to use the GREAT BIBLE of 1539, and a few even used the GENEVA Bible. All three of these Bibles had been revised and reprinted many times, and, in addition to them, other peo ple possessed and used the still older MATTHEWS BIBLE first printed by John Rogers in 1537, the COVER- DALE BIBLE first printed in 1535, and the various editions of the New Testament produced by WILLIAM TYNDALE from 1526 to 1534. On his way down from Scotland to London, King James was handed a petition signed by a very large group of the Puritan clergy asking him to authorize several changes in the liturgy, prayer book, and vestments then in use in the Church of Eng-
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