Authorized King James Version of the Bible
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:King_James_Version
gptkb:KJV |
| gptkbp:basedOn |
gptkb:Bishop's_Bible
gptkb:Geneva_Bible gptkb:Tyndale_Bible |
| gptkbp:commissionedBy |
gptkb:King_James_I_of_England
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| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Apocrypha_(in_early_editions)
gptkb:New_Testament gptkb:Old_Testament |
| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:England
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| gptkbp:edition |
gptkb:1611_First_Edition
gptkb:1769_Oxford_Standard_Edition gptkb:American_Edition gptkb:Cambridge_Edition |
| gptkbp:hasFeature |
Basis for King James Only movement
Basis for many memorized Bible verses Contains 66 books (without Apocrypha) Contains 80 books (with Apocrypha) Copyright held by Crown in the UK Distinctive archaic English style Early editions included Apocrypha Influential in shaping modern English Italicized supplied words Known for poetic language Later editions often omit Apocrypha Marginal notes in early editions No copyright in the United States Revised in later centuries Subject of religious debate Subject of textual criticism Used in English-speaking Protestant churches Used in literature, speeches, and hymns Verse and chapter divisions Widely quoted in English-speaking world |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Authorized King James Version of the Bible
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| gptkbp:influenced |
English literature
Subsequent English Bible translations |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
Religious significance
Literary influence Widespread use in Protestant churches |
| gptkbp:openToPublic |
Yes (in most countries)
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| gptkbp:publicationYear |
1611
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Robert_Barker_(original_printer)
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| gptkbp:text |
gptkb:Masoretic_Text_(Old_Testament)
gptkb:Textus_Receptus_(New_Testament) |
| gptkbp:translatedInto |
Committee of scholars
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| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Anglicanism
Protestant denominations |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:James_VI_of_Scotland
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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