27th June 2011

From Daniell, David (2003), The Bible in English: its history and influence, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press

‘By the first half of the 18th century, the Authorized Version was effectively unchallenged as the English translation used in Anglican and Protestant churches. Over the course of the 18th century, the Authorized Version supplanted the Latin Vulgate as the standard version of scripture for English speaking scholars.
Throughout most of the world, the Authorized Version has passed out of copyright and is freely reproduced.

In the United Kingdom, the British Crown restricts production of the Authorized Version per transitional exemptions from the Copyright Act 1775 (which implemented this clause) in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Schedule 1, section 13(1)), which expire in 2039. Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, HarperCollins and the Queen's Printers have the right to produce the Authorized Version.’

In October and November, the National Theatre is providing readings of the King James Bible.  Please follow the link for more information. http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/kingjames

20th June 2011

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that SUMMER is near: Mark 13:28

6th June 2011

The phrase ‘twinkling of an eye’ was used by William Tyndale to mean ‘in an instant’. It appears in  1 Corinthians  15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.