The King James Bible: the Story Few literary works have had as tremendous an impact uponthe world as the King James Bible. ... However, manyhave no idea of how the King James Bible came to be. Thestory behind the King James Bible is one that we all shouldknow and understand in order to relate it to modernChristianity in our world.The King James Bible, often referred to as theAuthorized Version even though it was never actuallyauthorized by any legal recourse, began on 16 January 1604 asa request from Puritan leader Dr. ... 97).King James loved the idea. ... 22).Contrary to popular belief, Ki...

• Word Count: 1976
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Bible has several different versions, i.e., The New King James, New International, New Living, New Century, and New American etc. ... The King James Bible is the most widely used bible amongst Christians. ... A seasoned Christian might use the King James Version because of their strength and maturity in Christ. ... The Old Testament begins with the book of Genesis, the creation of man, and ends with the book of Malachi. ... These 27 seven books are broken down into five parts: the 4 four Gospels; Matthew, Mark, Luke and John; Acts (Book Of History), Romans - Hebrews, the 14 books of...

• Word Count: 613
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The second book of the Christian Bible is the New Testament. ... Arguably the best English translation of the Bible is the King James Version. In 1604, King James collected a small number of England's best scholars to translate a refined edition of the Bible. ... And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had done- (Genesis 1: 1-2). ... The story of "Noah and the Great Flood" is told in the Bible in the Old Testament book Genesis and in the Koran in the seventy-first surah. ...

• Word Count: 1866
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

(Genesis 1:1 Nelson's New King James Version) Throughout time there have been people who have tried to disprove the belief that a holy God created the earth on which we now live. ... In his book, The Battle for the Beginning, John MacArthur states that "One of the unique features of the creation account in Genesis is a repeated stress on the divine creation by fiat--meaning that a simple decree from God brought the created thing into being" (49). ... Arch Bishop James Ussher used the genealogies of the Bible and arrived at a date for the creation of the earth at 4004 B.C. ... No such...

• Word Count: 3097
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School