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The Men behind the KJV

Sir Henry Savile, considered the handsomest of the translators, had tutored Queen Elizabeth in Greek and mathematics. Provost of Eton,...

Thomas Ravis, Dean of Christ Church and later Warden of New College, was head of the New Testament translators at Oxford. A high...

Lancelot Andrewes, Dean of Westminster, chose many other translators and led the Westminster group translating from the Hebrew. Andrewes...

George Abbot: Among the New Testament translators at Oxford, followed Bancroft as Bishop and became Archbishop in time to oppose the...

Doctor John Rainolds: Puritan, spoke at Hampton Court of the need for a new translation. Called the most learned man in England, Rainolds...

This "Book Blog" is dedicated to showing you all the books that you will not find at your so called Christian Bookstore, Denominational,...

H. L. Mencken: “It is the most beautiful of all the translations of the Bible; indeed, it is probably the most beautiful piece of writing...

One of its great virtues is that it allows and impels us to put an^ part of it into other words, into our words, that we may get glimpses...

What good can it do us to know more about the men who made the King James Bible and about their work on it? Just how did these chosen men...

Acknowledgments Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following: To the Bodleian Library, Oxford, to the British Museum, London, to the...