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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An English translation of the Bible from Hebrew and Greek published in 1611 under the auspices of James I.
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- proper noun A
translation of the Bible from the originalHebrew (Old Testament ) andGreek (New Testament ) commissioned for theChurch of England .
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- noun an English translation of the Bible published in 1611
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Incidentally, how many different words are there in the King James Bible - excluding the names of people and places?
On the 800-word myth DC 2010
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Incidentally, how many different words are there in the King James Bible - excluding the names of people and places?
Archive 2010-01-01 DC 2010
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My pdf-version of the King James Bible mentions some version of witch or bewitched 14 times. 10 times in the Old Testament, and 4 times in the new.
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They used the King James Bible because English was the language of teachers and students and there was no alternative Jewish translation.
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MATTINGLY: Chancey argues that the use of the King James Bible shows a bias as it is not accepted by Catholic, and some Protestant denominations, not to mention other religions.
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How ironic it is that gay unfriendly Southern Baptists are the biggest proponents of the King James Bible.
Will gay unfriendly Southern Baptists expel King James? 2006
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Let me say that the concerns of some of these people [those who defend the King James Bible and its underlying textual basis] are undoubtedly good.
Myths About the King James Bible by David Cloud True Scholars Reject the Recieved Text 1986
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He has just begun his 58th year teaching literature at Yale and is reflecting on his recent books "The Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life" and "The Shadow of a Great Rock: A Literary Appreciation of the King James Bible" both from Yale
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter books@sfchronicle.com (Susannah Carson 2011
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Complex Biblical numerology partially based on a literal reading of the King James Bible and partially based and obscure interpretation of the book's many symbols form the basis for Camping's warnings.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Which is why - notwithstanding the 400th anniversary celebrations of the King James Bible - the real hero of biblical translation is
The Guardian World News Giles Fraser 2011
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