Sunday, February 3, 2013

Discovering the King James Version bible

King James, the nephew of Queen Elizabeth the First, was born to Catholic Mary. He started his career in politics as King James the Sixth of Scotland and later in 1603 became the King of England and came to be known as King James the First.

Before the era of King James, there were several versions of the Bible in England, which had footnotes favoring the ecclesiastical and political positions of the writers of the Bible. King James Version Bible


The King James Version Bible does not have any notes that favors or popularizes any political cause. It solely speaks about Christianity as the Church of England perceives the religion. King James Version Bible is a revised version of the Bishop s Bible.

The Bible was compared to the other existing Bibles and the translation was made in a way to fit the parameters laid by King James. In 1611, the King James Version Bible was completed and was printed in English. There was a lot of competition and rivalry between the printing presses to obtain the rights for printing the Bible. Cambridge University Press finally purchased the rights of printing the King James Version Bible in the 1900s.

King James Download

The King James Version Bible can be downloaded online through different websites. King James Download can also be done as an audio file that you can carry with you always in your ipod or mp3 player and listen to it whenever you are free amidst your busy work schedule.