King James Version

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The King James Version is a landmark 17th-century English translation of the Christian Bible renowned for its majestic prose and lasting influence on English literature and religious practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible translation
Christian Bible
English Bible translation
Religious text
alsoKnownAs King James Version
surface form: Authorized Version

King James Version
surface form: King James Bible
basedOn Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
surface form: Masoretic Text

Textus Receptus
canonicalStatus Standard English Bible for centuries
centuryOfPublication 17th century
commissionedBy James VI and I
surface form: King James I of England
compiledBy Committee of translators appointed by King James I
contains Apocrypha (in early editions)
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
firstPublished 1611
genre Religious scripture
hasEdition 1611 first edition
1769 Oxford standard text
influenced English language idioms
English literature
Protestant theology
Religious practice in English-speaking countries
language Early Modern English
literaryStyle Majestic prose
notableFor Influence on English rhetoric
Influence on public worship
Memorable phrasing
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
predecessor Bishops' Bible
Douay–Rheims Bible
Geneva Bible
Tyndale Bible
publisher Robert Barker
religion Christianity
script Latin alphabet
subject Christian doctrine
History of Israel
Life of Jesus
targetAudience English-speaking Christians
testament New Testament
Bible
surface form: Old Testament
textType Formal equivalence translation
translationFrom Aramaic
Hebrew
Koine Greek
translationMethod Committee-based translation
usedBy Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglican Church

Evangelicalism
surface form: Evangelical Christians

Protestant denominations

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Bible hasTranslation King James Version
King James Version alsoKnownAs King James Version
this entity surface form: Authorized Version
King James Version alsoKnownAs King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Bible
New King James Version basedOn King James Version
James VI and I commissioned King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Version of the Bible
Matthew Bible influenced King James Version
Early Modern English exemplifiedBy King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Bible
Apocrypha (in early editions) partOf King James Version
Apocrypha (in early editions) includedIn King James Version
this entity surface form: 1611 King James Bible
Committee of translators appointed by King James I product King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Version of the Bible
Committee of translators appointed by King James I product King James Version
this entity surface form: Authorized Version
Committee of translators appointed by King James I alsoKnownAs King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Bible translators
Tyndale Bible influenced King James Version
Geneva Bible influenced King James Version
Geneva Bible supersededBy King James Version
Textus Receptus influenced King James Version
Bishops' Bible successor King James Version
Bishops' Bible supersededBy King James Version
Bishops' Bible influenced King James Version
Douay–Rheims Bible influenced King James Version
Asimov's Guide to the Bible basedOn King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Version of the Bible
Byzantine text-type influenced King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Version New Testament
Revised Standard Version basedOn King James Version
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints religiousText King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Bible
William Tyndale influenced King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Version of the Bible
Robert Barker printed King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Bible
Hampton Court Conference significantOutcome King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Version of the Bible
Henry Savile memberOf King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Bible New Testament translation committee
Vanity of vanities; all is vanity translationSource King James Version
subject surface form: "Vanity of vanities; all is vanity"
Received Text basisFor King James Version
subject surface form: Textus Receptus
Received Text basisFor King James Version
subject surface form: Textus Receptus
this entity surface form: New Testament of the King James Version
Modern English Version followsTraditionOf King James Version
Modern English Version relatedTo King James Version
King James Only movement primaryText King James Version
King James Only movement coreBelief King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Version is uniquely accurate English Bible translation
King James Only movement coreBelief King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Version is uniquely authoritative English Bible translation
Great Bible influenced King James Version
Samson Agonistes biblicalSource King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Bible
folio Bible (1763) scriptureLanguageVariant King James Version
Hallelujah Chorus textSource King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Bible
Handel Messiah textSource King James Version
subject surface form: Messiah
this entity surface form: King James Bible
Haydn The Creation hasBiblicalSource King James Version
subject surface form: The Creation
this entity surface form: King James Bible (English text influence)
Jah appearsIn King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Version (as JAH in Psalm 68:4)
Inspired Version of the Bible basedOn King James Version
Tyndale influenced King James Version
subject surface form: William Tyndale
Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible basedOnText King James Version
this entity surface form: King James Version of the Bible
RSV derivedFrom King James Version
American Standard Version basedOn King James Version
American Standard Version precededBy King James Version