The King James Version of the English Bible

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_King_James_Version_of_the_English_Bible
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:King_James_Version
gptkb:KJV
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Bishops'_Bible
gptkb:Geneva_Bible
gptkb:Textus_Receptus
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:King_James_I_of_England
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Apocrypha_(in_early_editions)
gptkb:New_Testament
gptkb:Old_Testament
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:England
gptkbp:firstPublished 1611
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The King James Version of the English Bible
gptkbp:influencedBy Earlier English translations
Original Hebrew and Greek texts
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notableFor Majestic literary style
Widespread use for centuries
gptkbp:openToPublic Yes (in most countries)
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Robert_Barker_(original_printer)
gptkbp:significance Influential in English-speaking Christianity
Literary influence on English language
gptkbp:subjectOf Religious studies
Historical research
Literary analysis
gptkbp:translatedInto Committee of scholars
gptkbp:updated gptkb:1769_Oxford_Standard_Edition
gptkbp:usedBy Protestant denominations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Daiches
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7