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The King James Bible is an intensely political work, and up until the 17th century, translating the Bible into English was a dangerous act, done in secret, and punishable by death.
Then in 1604, King James I of England authorised a new translation of the Bible, with the intention to clarify religious differences, but also to solidify his power and supremacy. In so doing, he unintentionally democratised a book which for so long had been withheld from the masses. He ended up creating the “people’s Bible”.
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CREDITS
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Actor’s Voice reading quotes
Roger Surridge
VIDEOS
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FILMS
John Adams – 2008 ©HBO
What Dreams May Come – 1998 ©Universal
Orphhée – 1950 ©DisCina
Heaven can Wait – 1978 ©Paramount
The Gospel According to St. Matthew – 1967 ©Titanus
The Ten Commandments – 1956 ©Paramount
The Ten Commandments – 1923 ©Paramount
Mary Queen of Scots – 2019 ©Universal
God’s Outlaw – 1986 ©Netflix
To Kill a King – 2003 ©Film4
MUSIC
Missa Luba – Troubadours Du Roi Baudouin, 1965
Elizabethan Volta composed by David Hirschfelder
BOOKS
The King James Bible
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Brilliant video! Thank you. I appreciate the choice of music as in Pasolini's Passion (or so I seem to recognize)
Another great video. Thank you.
Here in the Bible Belt, the KJV is still considered the "only" Bible by many churches. Comparatively, it is so much more poetic than, for example, the New International Version. Not a churchgoer anymore, but when I do read the Bible, it's this version still.
Excellent video, a version with just as fascinating back story is the Douay-Rheims, perhaps do this story next?
Go down this rabbit hole
I just watched it with a lifelong friend of mine. Cheers maestro. Thanks so much for what you do, for sharing it with us. Waiting for the next ones! All the best!
May I offer a correction here? The Pilgrims arrived in the New World in 1620 and brought with them the Geneva Bible, not the King James Bible. The KJV was seen as the Bible of the English King and the state Church of England which had been persecuting them. My understanding is that the KJV didn't start becoming popular in England until the 1660's.
The least accurate book of all storybooks.
The Clergy wanted to keep Bible in Latin and only for the rich and powerful to have access to the Bible. Thankfully God made the Bible available for all of his human children. Best Selling Book since 1611, more evidence of Divine Origin
I have a copy of a William Tyndall Bible. It is awesome. So to hear that he was a genius linguist is no surprise. So cruel how they murdered him(burned him alive) for his work on the translation of the Bible.
Love your content
This is excellent. Thank you.
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Had no idea so many of our common everyday phrases originated from the KJB!
I love that the victorious became the next authors. A billion light years from faith or spirit.
“His words have been twisted, beyond recognition – in order to build your planet Earth’s religions.” Matt Johnson (The The)
Thank you new King James
Of course what this English White Supremacist Imperialist will NOT tell you is how it was used by him and his Parents and Grandparents to justify the oppression, slaughter and plundering of literally Hundreds of Millions of human beings simply because they were not White English…
Very interesting video! So many idioms, I had no idea
II Peter 1: 1 – 21
II Corinthians 13
II Corinthians 11: 1 – 7
Deutoronomy 4:2
Revelation 22: 17 – 21
Nicely done.
Wow, I have never heard of the impact of the KJB on the English language, how interesting! Thank you James for another wonderful video, you enrich my life.
The Old Testament is filled with unimaginable horrors at the hands of a narcissistic blood loving God. Enough to turn anyone with sense away from this brainwashing nonsense.
Where can I find the rest of the ‘Kyrie’ songs at 2:20?
This came out the same week a youtube channel called crashcourse is doing a series on religion. Once again another good video, can't wait for the next one!