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A Short History of the KJV

A Short History of the KJV

Preacher: St Helen's Bishopsgate
Tradition: Anglican
Published: Mar 8, 2012
Length: 13:34

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A mini-documentary about the history of the King James Version of the Bible, which celebrated its 400th Anniversary in 2011. The video has 5 quiz questions about the KJV: - Was the King James Version the first translation into English? Was the King James Version King James' idea? Who was the King James Version against? Was the King James Version a fresh translation? Was the King James Version the most popular Bible of its time? The writer and presenter is Charlie Skrine. Charlie studied history at the University of Oxford, trained for ordained ministry at Oak Hill Theological College, and is now the Student Minister at St Helen's, Bishopsgate in central London. To browse or search the St Helen's archive of over 7,000 talks (by William Taylor, Dick Lucas, David Jackman, Paul Clarke, Charlie Skrine and others), or to subscribe to a podcast, please visit http://www.st-helens.org.uk/

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