A 1616 printed King James Bible translated by James I is shown on display at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27, 2011. The Folger exhibition, ...

The King James translation, first published 400 years ago, is celebrating a birthday of biblical proportions. It's no longer the top-selling Bible, but in those four centuries, it has woven itself ...

How the King James Bible Came to Be 5 minute read 10th June 1953: The first issue of the first edition of the 'Authorised Version' of the English Bible, printed in London in 1611 by Robert Barker.

The King James Version of the Bible was published on this day in history, May 2, 1611. King James I authorized the first official English-language version of the Bible in 1604.

A page of the original King James Bible Garry Wilmore - Flickr/Creative Commons When an archive yields an unexpected discovery, it's usually cause for celebration. But when that discovery involves ...

The King James Version of the Bible, also known as the "Authorized Version," marks its 400th anniversary in 2011, and by any measure, it has had a lasting impact on the world and on the lang.

Begat: The King James Bible And The English Language By David Crystal Hardcover, 320 pages Oxford University Press, USA List price: $24.95. Read An Excerpt "I found 257," Crystal reports.

King James Bible. First printed 400 years ago, it molded the English language, buttressed the “powers that be”—one of its famous phrases—and yet enshrined a gospel of individual freedom.

The King James Bible was commissioned by King James I in 1604, only a year after the Scottish monarch ascended to the throne of England.