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.
Aliases (6)
Statements (49)
| 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"
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| basedOn |
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
→
surface form: "Masoretic Text"
Textus Receptus → |
| canonicalStatus | Standard English Bible for centuries → |
| centuryOfPublication | 17th century → |
| commissionedBy |
James VI and I
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surface form: "King James I of England"
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| 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
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1769 Oxford standard text → |
| influenced |
English language idioms
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English literature → Protestant theology → Religious practice in English-speaking countries → |
| language | Early Modern English → |
| literaryStyle | Majestic prose → |
| notableFor |
Influence on English rhetoric
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Influence on public worship → Memorable phrasing → |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form: "London"
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| predecessor |
Bishops' Bible
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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"
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| textType | Formal equivalence translation → |
| translationFrom |
Aramaic
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Hebrew → Koine Greek → |
| translationMethod | Committee-based translation → |
| usedBy |
Anglican Communion
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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"
this entity surface form: "Authorized Version"
this entity surface form: "King James Bible"
this entity surface form: "King James Version of the Bible"
this entity surface form: "King James Version of the Bible"
this entity surface form: "King James Bible"
this entity surface form: "1611 King James Bible"
this entity surface form: "King James Version New Testament"
this entity surface form: "King James Version of the Bible"
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"