First Westminster Company for the King James Bible
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The First Westminster Company for the King James Bible was one of the original translation committees appointed by King James I to render portions of the Old Testament into English for the 1611 Authorized Version.
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| First Westminster Company for the King James Bible canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Westminster Company for the King James Bible Context triple: [Lancelot Andrewes, memberOf, First Westminster Company for the King James Bible]
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Geneva Bible
The Geneva Bible is a 16th-century English translation of the Bible notable for its extensive marginal notes and widespread use among early Protestant reformers and English-speaking Protestants, including the Pilgrims.
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Bishops' Bible
The Bishops' Bible was an English translation of the Bible produced under the authority of the Church of England in the 16th century and served as the principal Anglican Bible before being superseded by the King James Version.
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Tyndale
Tyndale is a surname most famously associated with William Tyndale, the 16th-century English scholar and Bible translator whose work greatly influenced later English translations such as the King James Version.
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D.
Georgian Bible
The Georgian Bible is a translation of the Christian scriptures into the Georgian language, historically rooted in early Eastern Christian traditions.
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E.
King’s Printer to Edward VI
King’s Printer to Edward VI was the official royal printing office responsible for producing authorized books and documents during the reign of the English king Edward VI.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Westminster Company for the King James Bible Target entity description: The First Westminster Company for the King James Bible was one of the original translation committees appointed by King James I to render portions of the Old Testament into English for the 1611 Authorized Version.
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A.
Geneva Bible
The Geneva Bible is a 16th-century English translation of the Bible notable for its extensive marginal notes and widespread use among early Protestant reformers and English-speaking Protestants, including the Pilgrims.
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B.
Bishops' Bible
The Bishops' Bible was an English translation of the Bible produced under the authority of the Church of England in the 16th century and served as the principal Anglican Bible before being superseded by the King James Version.
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C.
Tyndale
Tyndale is a surname most famously associated with William Tyndale, the 16th-century English scholar and Bible translator whose work greatly influenced later English translations such as the King James Version.
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D.
Georgian Bible
The Georgian Bible is a translation of the Christian scriptures into the Georgian language, historically rooted in early Eastern Christian traditions.
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E.
King’s Printer to Edward VI
King’s Printer to Edward VI was the official royal printing office responsible for producing authorized books and documents during the reign of the English king Edward VI.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible translation committee
ⓘ
King James Bible translation company ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
James I of England
ⓘ
linked to:
James VI and I
|
| basedAt |
Westminster Abbey
ⓘ
linked to:
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
|
| basedIn |
Westminster
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Westminster
|
| commissionedAt | Hampton Court Conference ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
1611 Authorized Version of the Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
King James Version
|
| coordinateWith |
Cambridge translation companies
ⓘ
Oxford translation companies ⓘ Second Westminster Company for the King James Bible ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| follows | translation rules approved at the Hampton Court Conference ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped standardize early modern English biblical language ⓘ |
| inception | 1604 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
Jacobean era
ⓘ
linked to:
Stuart period
|
| memberCount | about 10 scholars ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Francis Burleigh
ⓘ
Geoffrey King ⓘ Hadrian à Saravia ⓘ John Layfield ⓘ John Overall ⓘ John Richardson ⓘ Lancelot Andrewes ⓘ Richard Clarke ⓘ Thomas Sanderson ⓘ |
| partOf | King James Bible translation project ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| supervisingInstitution | Church of England ⓘ |
| task |
preparation of text for the 1611 Authorized Version
ⓘ
translation of parts of the Old Testament into English ⓘ |
| translatedPortionOfBible |
Pentateuch
ⓘ
linked to:
Torah
historical books of the Old Testament ⓘ |
| translatedSection |
Deuteronomy
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Deuteronomy
Exodus ⓘ Genesis ⓘ Leviticus ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Leviticus
Numbers ⓘ |
| translatedWork |
King James Version of the Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
King James Version
|
| usesSourceText |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Latin Vulgate (for comparison) ⓘ
linked to:
Vulgate
Masoretic Text ⓘ Septuagint (for comparison) ⓘ
linked to:
Septuagint
|
| workPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
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