Enduring Influence of the King James Bible

The King James Bible
“The King James Bible was 400 years old in 2011, and it remains one of the most favored translation used today” (“At 400, King James Bible still No. 1”). “Some statistics from a newspaper said, that out of the people polled thirty-one percent said the King James language was beautiful, and twenty-three percent said it was easy to remember” (“At 400, King James Bible still No. 1”). When the King James Bible was published in 1611 there were many ways it could have been improved. The King James Bible has had a huge impact on the world of today. The King James Bible was published by scholars that King James I gathered from 1604 to 1611. King James did this in order to create a

new translation that would fit the people’s needs.
“To publish the King James Bible, King James I gathered around fifty-four scholars, with all different opinions. King James I then split the scholars into subcommittees and asked them each to translate different sections of the Bible. Although the scholars were chosen for their expertise in the ancient language, the Bible was no huge success when published. Most of the scholars had already enjoyed a rich and varied life, so they were not real worried. Lasting copies of the Geneva Bible are often greasy when used. Pages of the Bishops’ Bible are usually perfect as on the day when printed causing King James I to want to mend a divided inheritance, for sure a new Bible would do the job. The Geneva Bible was popular, but it was pro-royal and no one used it anymore; that gave King James I the chance to create a new Bible that would satisfy the bishops, that abandoned the Geneva Bible”(The Bible of King James.(cover story). “When the King James Bible was officially made into a book the scriptures were written down on pieces of papyrus bound together so that the pages could be turned. When doing this it made it easier for people to keep up with the bible and to be able to read with a lot more ease” (“Roots Of The King James Bible”).
“The publication of the King James Bible was published in 1611 in London, England after King James’s cousin, Queen Elizabeth I died.

King James I was crowned and went on a journey to create a new English translation” (“Roots Of The King James Bible”). “The ground rules for the Bible were set by 1604: such as no contentious notes in the margins; no language inaccessible to common people; a true and accurate text, driven by an unforgivingly exacting level of scholarship” (“The Bible of King James.(cover story)”). “When creating the King James Bible, the translators had fifteen rules which they had to follow” (“The Making of the King James Bible--New Testament”). “The first rule the scholars’ were to follow was that they had to follow along with the Bishops’ Bible” (“The Making of the King James Bible--New Testament”). The only thing about the scholars’ following along with the Bishops’ Bible was that there were so many different versions that no one knows which was used. “The first publication of the King James Bible was riddled with mistakes and received some negative criticism” (“The King James Bible: A Short History From Tyndale/ Shaping The Bible In The Reformation”). “The phrases were not always called majestic, but they were indeed frowned upon by many of an 18th century writer” (“The King James Bible At 401”). Even though the bible received many negative comments from people after the Bible was first made it has turned out to have a great impact on many writers and

people of society. “The Reformation of the King James Bible made the interpretation and study of the Bible the engine to remaking the faith, the Church, and society” (“The King James Bible: A Short History From Tyndale To Today/ Shaping The Bible In The Reformation”).
“The King James Bible is the basic book of our civilization. It holds unique and exclusive status not exactly in terms of the religious history of the western world, but also in the literary history and even in what might be called our collective cultural psyche” (“The Bible: Authorized King James Version”). “The King James Bible has around 8,000 different words far less from what William Shakespeare had put in his writings” (“The King James Bible At 401”). “The translation has had as big an impact on the English language as William Shakespeare, who was writing his later plays while the scholars were working on the publication” (“At 400, King James Bible Still No. 1”). “The King James Bible translators created ‘a huge range of poetic phrases that have enriched both our language and our theology” (“The King James Bible After 400”). “The word choices made by the Bible translators were typically influenced by their knowledge of languages and by theological understanding” (“The King James Bible: A Short History From Tyndale To Today/ Shaping The Bible In The Reformation”). “The King James Bible language was also influenced by the fourfold interpretation of Scripture popular in that day” (“The King James Bible After 400 Years”). “There are eighteen editions of the Bishops’ Bible that were published from 1568 to 1602, the reason why no one knows which edition was used” (“The Making of the King James Bible--New Testament”). “The Bible was based on just a large parts of the Bishops’ Bible” (“The Making of the King James Bible--New Testament”). “By the mid-1600s, there were many Protestants that embraced the King James Bible” (“Roots Of The King James Bible”).
King James I collected scholars to translate the King James Bible which was finished being written in 1611, giving the people a new translation to read and learn from.

King James I, the cousin of Queen Elizabeth I, was a success at publishing a new translation. The King James Bible’s fame did not increase even after all the years it took to complete. In the long run the King James Bible has had a big influence on the English language and the people which have used

it.