WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version, is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of King James VI and I.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1611, the new British state headed by King James I issued its translation of the complete Bible, “newly translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1604, England’s King James I authorized a new translation of the Bible aimed at settling some thorny religious differences in his kingdom-and solidifying his own power. But in seeking to prove his own supremacy, King James ended up democratizing the Bible instead.

Detailed explanation-4: -Four hundred years ago, English-speaking Christians were handed the King James Bible. Today, it’s the bestselling book of all time. But it turns out a lot of it was copied from a translation finished 50 years before, in the late 16th century by a man named William Tyndale.