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James Charles Stuart, was born June 19, 1566 at Edinburg Castle in Scotland. He was not raised by his parents because of the fact that his father was killed when he was less than a year old and his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned because of the allocations made that she was the one to kill his Father. He did not take over his role as King of Scots untill he was 13 years old, According to his __Workes of 1616.__ (a collection of the king's writings). ("King James I" 1996) In the year or 1589 he married Anne of Denmark and she became the Queen. He also enharited the thrown of England when Queen Elizabeth I, passed away on March 24, 1603. ("James I of," 2010)

Before the reign of James in England, as Queen Elizabeth's time was running short, a draft for an act of Parliament for a new version and translation of the Bible was found. During Elizabeths time here nothing ever became of this draft, but one of the first things King James I did was call upon Hampton Court Conference in January or 1604. It was resolved "That a translation be made of the whole Bible, as consonant as can be to the original Hebrew and Greek; and this to be set out and printed, without any marginal notes, and only to be used in all churches of England in time of divine service." (Vance,1995) Next, King James I has to select the men that would actually translate the Bible in to English. He selected 47 men to complete this task. The New Testament was translated from Greek, the Old Testament was translated from Hebrew, and the Apocrypha was translated from Greek and Latin.

In 1611 was the publication of the Authorised King James Bible. It was the " bestselling and arguably the most influential book in the world."("The Elizabethan age ," 2010) The King James Bible was printed by Robert Barker, he was King James I&VI's printer. ("James I of," 2010) The public was excited because of their demand for a English translation of the bible that they were alowed to read. King James risked his life when he ordered these men to translate the Bible in to English for it to be given to the public, because of the threat it held on the power of the monarchs and the power of the Catholic Church.

﻿ The Original King James Bible consists of the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Apocrypha, for a total of 88 books.



﻿ The Old Testament >
 * Genesis
 * Exodus
 * Leviticus
 * Numbers
 * Deuteronomy
 * Joshua
 * Judges
 * Ruth
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 Samuel
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2 Samuel
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 Kings
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2 Kings
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 Chronicles
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2 Chronicles
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Ezra
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Nehemiah
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Esther
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Job
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Psalms
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Proverbs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Ecclesiastes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Song of Songs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Isaiah
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Jeremiah
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Lamentations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Ezekiel
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Daniel
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Hosea
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Joel
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Amos
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Obadiah
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Jonah
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Micah
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Nahum
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Habakkuk
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Zephaniah
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Haggai
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Zechariah
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Malachi

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿ APOCRYPHA
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 Esdras
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2 Esdras
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Tobit
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Judith
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Additions to Esther*
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Wisdom of Solomon
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Ecclesiasticus
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Bauch
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Epistle of Jeremiah
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Song of the Three Children
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Story of Susanna
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Bel and the Dragon**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Pryer of Manasseh
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 Maccabees
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2 Maccabees

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The New Testament


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Matthew
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Mark
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Luke
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">John
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Acts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Romans
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 Corinthians
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2 Corinthians
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Galatians
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Ephesians
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Philippians
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Colossians
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 Thessalonians
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2 Thessalonians
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 Timothy
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2 Timothy
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Titus
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Philemon
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Heberews
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">James
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 Peter
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2 Peter
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">1 John
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">2 John
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">3 John
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Jude
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Revelation

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">When, in 1611 it was finaly issued the complete title page reads: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">THE HOLY BIBLE, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by his Majesties Special Commandment. Appointed to be read in Churches. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie. ANNO DOM. 1611." (DR. Samworth, 2002) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The King James Bible in its first printings was even larger than the Great Bible, printed in black letters. The small italicized Roman type of font represented the words not from its original language. It weight over 30 pounds and when opened it spead almost 30 inches. ("1611 king james," 1997) This Bible was a beautiful book not only by what it the word in side of it said, but by the detail in the art and design of the book.



<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Vance, L.M. (1995). A brief history of the King James Bible. Retrieved December 14, 2010 from Web <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">site:h[|ttp:/www.av1611.org/kjv/kjvhist.html] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This web page was very helpful for me. It had alot of facts and history about the KJB and the people that made <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">the publication of the KJB possible.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Callan, T.D., & Levy, B.B. (1996). King James Bible. (1996). The World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chicago: World Book, Inc. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This book mainly just had general information.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">James I of England. (2010, December 13). Retrieved December 14, 2010 from Web site: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This page gave me a lot of history on King James and his back ground so I was able to understand why and how he <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">published a new version of the Bible.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">King James I: biography. (1996, September). Retrieved December 14, 2010 from Web site: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This web page informed me on King James and his life, and the time that he ruled England and Scots

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Hare, J.B. (2010). The Apocrypha. Retrieved December 14, 2010 from Web site: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿This is the page where I was able to find the different book in the Bible. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">DR. Samworth, H.S. (2002). The King James Bible: A Brief History. Retrieved December 15, from Web site: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This page was very helpful on how the Bible was put together and about the people who translated the bible and how <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">educated they were.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Marlowe, M.D. (2001, Feb). The Old Testament Canon and Apocrypha. Retrieved December 15, from Web <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">site:[]