Committee of translators appointed by King James I

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Bible translation committee religious translation body scholarly committee

The Committee of translators appointed by King James I was a group of English scholars and clergy in the early 17th century tasked with producing an authoritative English translation of the Bible that became known as the King James Version.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bible translation committee → religious translation body → scholarly committee →
alsoKnownAs	King James Bible translators → translators of the Authorized Version →
appointedBy	James I of England → James VI of Scotland →
companyLocation	two companies at Cambridge → two companies at Oxford → two companies at Westminster →
composedOf	Anglican clergy → English scholars →
country	Kingdom of England →
denomination	Church of England →
endTime	1611 →
establishedFor	produce a Bible acceptable to both bishops and Puritans →
follows	Bishops Bible translation tradition →
hasTask	produce an authoritative English translation of the Bible →
influencedBy	Geneva Bible → Tyndale Bible →
language	English →
location	Cambridge → England → London → Oxford →
memberCount	approximately 47 →
notableMember	George Abbot → Henry Savile → John Overall → John Rainolds → Lancelot Andrewes → Laurence Chaderton → Miles Smith →
organizedInto	six companies →
product	Authorized Version → King James Version of the Bible →
religion	Christianity →
significantEvent	completion of King James Bible in 1611 →
startTime	1604 →
supervisedBy	Archbishop of Canterbury → Richard Bancroft →
timePeriod	early 17th century →
translationSourceLanguage	Aramaic → Greek → Hebrew →
translationTargetLanguage	Early Modern English →
workPresentedAt	Hampton Court Conference →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
King James Version →	compiledBy