On May 2, 1611 the King James Version was first published in England. Next year marks the 400th Anniversary of that monumental publication. I have two books in my library regarding the development of the KJV. The first is: In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How it Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture by Alister McGrath and God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible by Adam Nicolson. We at Adelphos Seminary will be developing a course based on these two text as well as "A Visual History of the English Bible" by Donald L. Brake to coincide with the 400th Anniversary of the KJV. The Lectures will come from Dr. Daniel Wallace from http://www.biblicaltraining.org/history-english-bible/daniel-wallace/foundations
Also, I ordered an original 1611 KJV Bible. Published with all the idiosyncrasies of the original text. It will be my devotional text for 2011.
The Story of the English Bible is a story of God's providential care of the Holy Word for the English speaking people of the world. Sola Deo Gloria.
For exciting news about the 1611 King James Version Bible, be sure to visit the brand-new http://www.credocommunications.net/1611KJVLeafBook website.
ReplyDeleteThe authors have compiled a worldwide census of extant copies of the original first printing of the 1611 King James Version (sometimes referred to as the "He" Bible). For decades, many authorities have estimated only around 50 copies of that first printing exist. The real number is quite different!
The authors also have discovered how much the first KJV Bibles sold for back in 1611.
For more information, you're invited to contact Donald L. Brake, Sr., PhD, 10920 NE 113th St., Vancouver, WA 98662 USA, dbrake1611@q.com or one of his colleagues, David Sanford, drsanford@earthlink.net.