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The King James Bible (Authorized Version) by which so many fundamentalists swear, was the product of translation committees committed to restoring the traditional designations changed by the Geneva Bible. Reynolds had in mind, perhaps authentication of the Geneva Bible with its Protestant marginal notes, and what James saw as an opportunity had much in common, but a decision was made and the project launched was completed in 1611. 19) James's attentive involvement in the project, so different from his usual detachment from the business of state, was motivated not simply by his perception of the need for a "uniforme" translation of the Bible but also, and more critically, by his desire to replace the most accessible version currently in use, the Geneva Bible (the one Shakespeare himself used), with one "ratified by his Royall authority. |
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