Shakespeare was still alive when this Bible was published. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Shortly after he ascended the English ...

Precisely 451 years after the June 19, 1566, birth of King James I of England, one achievement of his reign still stands above the rest: the 1611 English translation of the Old and New Testaments that ...

The King James Bible, the most famous version of the world’s most influential book, was published on this day in history, May 2, 1611. "The King James, or Authorized, Version of the Bible remains the ...

Notre Dame history professor Mark Noll rightly maintains that the King James Version of the Bible "anchored the culture" of English speakers for more than three centuries ("The American Biblical ...

Are you ready for the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible? It will be here before you know it -- the first edition was published, in London, on May 2, 1611. (May 2 has long been an auspicious ...

Kentucky’s new law requiring the state school board to establish a Bible literacy elective course has given the state the spotlight. As a retired public school teacher, I feel compelled to offer ...