Directory of Authorized Version Resources

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The Authorized Version (AV) of the Bible is popularly known, especially in the United States, as the King James Version (KJV). Based on the Bishops' Bible, the AV is a work of a committee of 54 translators, and was first published in 1611, commissioned by King James I of England. Current printings use the revision of 1769 rather than the original 1611 edition. The AV/KJV is lauded for the beauty of its language. Though archaic, it is still in wide use.

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• King James Version Only Debate
• Online Bibles

Resources in This Category

• A Brief History of the King James Bible

  http://www.av1611.org/kjv/kjvhist.html
  The background of this version, including the principles that guided the translators. Excerpted from "A Brief History of English Bible Translations," by Dr. Laurence M. Vance.

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Authorized Version, The

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02141a.htm
  Historical background on the AV.

 

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