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translation of the Bible into English (King James Version, 1611)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/translation_of_the_Bible_into_English_(King_James_Version,_1611)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:King_James_Version
gptkb:Authorized_Version
gptkbp:commissionedBy
gptkb:King_James_I_of_England
gptkbp:contains
gptkb:New_Testament
gptkb:Old_Testament
gptkb:Apocrypha_(in_original_edition)
gptkbp:genre
gptkb:Early_Modern_English
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
translation of the Bible into English (King James Version, 1611)
gptkbp:impact
Shaped English literature and language
gptkbp:influencedBy
gptkb:Bishops'_Bible
gptkb:Geneva_Bible
gptkb:Tyndale_Bible
gptkbp:language
English
gptkbp:notableFor
Influence on Western culture
Majestic prose style
Widespread use in English-speaking world
gptkbp:openToPublic
Yes
gptkbp:publicationYear
1611
gptkbp:purpose
Provide an official English translation for the Church of England
gptkbp:significance
One of the most influential English translations
gptkbp:text
gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Latin_Vulgate
gptkbp:translatedInto
gptkb:Committee_of_Church_of_England_scholars
gptkbp:updated
gptkb:1769_Oxford_Standard_Edition
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkb:Baptist_churches
gptkb:Evangelical_Christians
Protestant denominations
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Renaissance_in_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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