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

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: "King James Bible translators"
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"
Asimov's Guide to the Bible basedOn King James Version
this entity surface form: "King James Version of the Bible"
New King James Version basedOn King James Version
Revised Standard Version basedOn King James Version
James VI and I commissioned King James Version
this entity surface form: "King James Version of the Bible"
Early Modern English exemplifiedBy King James Version
this entity surface form: "King James Bible"
Bible hasTranslation King James Version
Apocrypha (in early editions) includedIn King James Version
this entity surface form: "1611 King James Bible"
Bishops' Bible influenced King James Version
Byzantine text-type influenced King James Version
this entity surface form: "King James Version New Testament"
Douay–Rheims Bible influenced King James Version
Geneva Bible influenced King James Version
Matthew Bible influenced King James Version
Textus Receptus influenced King James Version
Tyndale Bible influenced King James Version
William Tyndale influenced King James Version
this entity surface form: "King James Version of the Bible"
Apocrypha (in early editions) partOf King James Version
Robert Barker printed King James Version
this entity surface form: "King James Bible"
this entity surface form: "King James Version of the Bible"
this entity surface form: "Authorized Version"
this entity surface form: "King James Bible"
Bishops' Bible successor King James Version
Bishops' Bible supersededBy King James Version
Geneva Bible supersededBy King James Version