Committee of translators appointed by King James I
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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.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Committee of translators appointed by King James I canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible translation committee
ⓘ
religious translation body ⓘ scholarly committee ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
King James Version
ⓘ
surface form:
King James Bible translators
translators of the Authorized Version ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
James VI and I
ⓘ
surface form:
James I of England
James VI and I ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridge
England ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Oxford ⓘ |
| memberCount | approximately 47 ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Lancelot Andrewes
ⓘ
surface form:
George Abbot
Henry Savile ⓘ John Overall ⓘ John Rainolds ⓘ Lancelot Andrewes ⓘ Laurence Chaderton ⓘ Miles Smith ⓘ |
| organizedInto | six companies ⓘ |
| product |
King James Version
ⓘ
surface form:
Authorized Version
King James Version ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
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