Those who watched the recent royal wedding in Westminster Abbey heard words and phrases found in the King James Version of the Bible — words such as “vouchsafed” and “thee” and “asunder.” It was a ...

This story appears in the December 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. A Pastoral LifeThe circuit-riding Baptist minister Rome Wager breaks a horse on ranch land he leases at the southern end ...

(Female voice): The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want… (Female voice): For I know that my redeemer liveth and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. KIM LAWTON, correspondent: The ...

We are steeped in the idioms and phrases of the King James Version. On its 400th anniversary, David Edgar questions how revolutionary it really was In trying to sum up the unique genius of the King ...

Part way through this history of the King James Bible, Gordon Campbell turns his attention from the 17th century to our own age. "It would be difficult now," he writes, "to bring together a group of ...

The Queen at Westminster Abbey to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible The Archbishop of Canterbury has paid tribute to the King James Bible at a service to mark its 400th anniversary.

This year, the most influential book you may never have read is celebrating a major birthday. The King James Version of the Bible was published 400 years ago. It's no longer the top-selling Bible, but ...

In Begat, David Crystal sets out to prove that the King James Bible has contributed more to the English language than any other literary source. If you've ever "fought the good fight" or chuckled at ...