| − | [[File:Richard Bancroft.png|thumbnail|right|250px|Archbishop Richard Bancroft was the "chief overseer" of the production of the King James Bible (Also called the Authorized Version).]] | + | [[File:Richard Bancroft.png|thumbnail|right|250px|Archbishop Richard Bancroft was the "chief overseer" of the production of the King James Bible (also called the Authorized Version).]] |
| | The '''King James Version''' (also called the '''Authorized Version''', or, in older texts, the '''English Bible'''<ref>One edition was humorously called the "She Bible," as explained by the [[Museum of the Bible]]: {{cquote|In one edition of the 1611 King James Bible, Ruth 3:15 reads, “he went into the cit[y],” referring to the character of Boaz. This edition is called the “He” Bible. The other 1611 edition reads, “she went into the cit[y],” referring to Ruth, earning it the name, the “She” Bible.}} [https://www.museumofthebible.org/book-minute/she-bible#:~:text=Book%20Minute&text=In%20one%20edition%20of%20the,%2C%20the%20%E2%80%9CShe%E2%80%9D%20Bible.].</ref>) of the [[Bible]] is a [[Poetry|poetic]] masterpiece that has profoundly influenced the [[English|English-speaking]] world ever since its publication in 1611. To this day, this is by far the most preferred version by English-speaking [[Christian]]s. Its bold language includes mentioning "[[devil]]" more than 3 times as often as modern [[politically correct]] translations. | | The '''King James Version''' (also called the '''Authorized Version''', or, in older texts, the '''English Bible'''<ref>One edition was humorously called the "She Bible," as explained by the [[Museum of the Bible]]: {{cquote|In one edition of the 1611 King James Bible, Ruth 3:15 reads, “he went into the cit[y],” referring to the character of Boaz. This edition is called the “He” Bible. The other 1611 edition reads, “she went into the cit[y],” referring to Ruth, earning it the name, the “She” Bible.}} [https://www.museumofthebible.org/book-minute/she-bible#:~:text=Book%20Minute&text=In%20one%20edition%20of%20the,%2C%20the%20%E2%80%9CShe%E2%80%9D%20Bible.].</ref>) of the [[Bible]] is a [[Poetry|poetic]] masterpiece that has profoundly influenced the [[English|English-speaking]] world ever since its publication in 1611. To this day, this is by far the most preferred version by English-speaking [[Christian]]s. Its bold language includes mentioning "[[devil]]" more than 3 times as often as modern [[politically correct]] translations. |