173. Making of the King James Bible

<p>The task of translating the Bible into English was undertaken by a group of scholars approved by King James the First. All were members of the Church of England and most were clergy. The scholars worked in six committees, two based in each of the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and Westminster. The committees included high churchmen, as well as scholars with Puritan sympathies—a spirit found in some of North America's first colonists.</p> <p>Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/3LbayRzpGe8 which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.</p> <p>King James Version (KJV) Bibles available at https://amzn.to/3jOQna7</p> <p>Support this channel by enjoying a wide-range of useful &amp; FUN Gadgets at https://twitter.com/GadgetzGuy</p> <p>Go follow our YouTube page to enjoy additional Bonus content including original short 60 second capsules at https://bit.ly/3eprMpO</p> <p>Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel at https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet</p> <p>Get exclusive access to Bonus episodes, Ad-Free content, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on Patreon at https://patreon.com/markvinet and receive an eBook welcome GIFT or Donate on PayPal at https://bit.ly/3cx9OOL and also receive an eBook welcome GIFT.</p> <p>Denary Historical Novels by Mark Vinet are available at https://amzn.to/33evMUj</p> <p>Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast</p> <p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels</p> <p>Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIMELINEchannel</p> <p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9</p> <p>YouTube Podcast Playlist: https://www.bit.ly/34tBizu</p> <p>Podcast: https://anchor.fm/mark-vinet</p> <p>TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@historyofnorthamerica</p> <p>Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WadeOrganization</p> <p>Credit: The Story of the King James Bible with James Naughtie (BBC Radio 4). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticis