This was the divided inheritance King James wanted to mend, and a new Bible would do it ... that translated the first five books of the Old Testament. Here, in these very rooms, the opening ...

In the New Testament, God as the “Rock” is further developed, representing the person of Jesus Christ and the foundation of ...

Notably, James also commissioned a new version of the Bible. The King James Bible has since been widely praised for the quality and beauty of its translation and interpretation. The true legacies ...

One of James's great contributions to England was the Authorised King James's Version of the bible (1611) which was to become the standard text for more than 250 years. But he disappointed the ...

Last spring, the National Council of Churches commissioned the Society of Biblical Literature to lead a review and update of the New Revised Standard Version translation of the Bible. The new NRSV ...

“The rock, from which the water came, and the manna were symbolic of supernatural sustenance through Christ, the bread of ...

James the new brush was sweeping too clean. The biggest challenge faced by James, however, was the enduring question of the legitimacy of his right to be king. James's grandfather, Robert II ...

He had pored over six copies of the New Testament, in Greek, Latin, French and King James English ... The Jefferson Bible, as it’s known, is “scripture by subtraction,” writes Stephen ...