The King James Version, also known as the King James Bible and the Authorized Version, is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England and Church of Scotland, w
The title page to the 1611 first edition of the authorised version of the Bible by Cornelis Boel shows the Apostles Peter and Paul seated centrally above the central text, which is flanked by Moses and Aaron. In the four corners sit Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the traditionally attributed authors of the four gospels, with their symbolic animals. The rest of the Apostles (with Judas facing away) stand around Peter and Paul. At the very top is the
More than 100 complete translations of the Bible into English languages have been produced. Translations of Biblical books, especially passages read in the Liturgy can be traced back to the late 7th c
The site of St Thomas' Hospital in London was where the first modern English Bible was printed in England. (Note the error in the inscription: Miles Coverdale's Bible, 1535 pre-dated this).