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The King James Version of the Bible: Difference between revisions
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==Who translated the KJV?== | ==Who translated the KJV?== | ||
The translation work | The translation work of what we now refer to as the KJV of the Bible was commissioned by King James 1 in 1604 and was carried out by a group of 47 scholars, all of whom were members of the Church of England. The Old Testament was translated largely from the Hebrew Masoretic Text, and the New Testament was translated from what is now known as the '''Textus Receptus'''. | ||
==The Textus Receptus== | ==The Textus Receptus== | ||