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A keyword searchable edition of The King James Bible available for handhelds, desktops and laptops. Including Old Testament and New Testament. A wonderful tool that keeps the scriptures at your fingertips. The Authorized King James Version is an English translation of the Christian Bible begun in 1604 and first published in 1611 by the Church of England. The Great Bible was the first "authorized version" issued by the Church of England in the reign of King Henry VIII. In January 1604, King James I of England convened the Hampton Court Conference where a new English version was conceived in response to the perceived problems of the earlier translations as detected by the Puritans. The Puritans were a faction within the Church of England. The king gave the translators instructions designed to guarantee that the new version would conform to the ecclesiology and reflect the episcopal structure of the Church of England and its beliefs about an ordained clergy. The translation was by 47 scholars, all whom were members of the Church of England. In common with most other translations of the period, the New Testament was translated from the Textus Receptus (Received Text) series of the Greek texts. The Old Testament was translated from the Masoretic Hebrew text, while the Apocrypha were translated from the Greek Septuagint (LXX), except for 2 Esdras, which was translated from the Latin Vulgate. Thus, the Authorized Version included the Apocrypha. While the Authorized Version was meant to replace the Bishops' Bible as the official version for readings in the Church of England, it was apparently (unlike the Great Bible ) never specifically "authorized", although it is commonly known as the Authorized Version in the United Kingdom. However, the King's Printer issued no further editions of the Bishops' Bible ; so necessarily the Authorized Version supplanted it as the standard lectern Bible in parish church use in England. In the Book of Common Pr more...

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Is the Bible true? For the last hundred and fifty years a war has been waged over the historical reliability of the Hebrew scriptures. Recent dramatic discoveries of biblical archaeology have cast serious doubt on the familiar account of ancient Israel and the origins of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Though the Bible credits Abraham as the first human .. more...

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Indulge Yourself with the Mormon Church Sacred Texts on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any chapter from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. The LDS Church or the Mormon Church's canon of sacred texts consists of the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price, also called the church's Standard Works. more...

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Holy Bible for Smartphones and Mobile Devices - the Illustrated King James Bible. Indulge Yourself with the best illustrated Bible on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any Book from Table of Contents or search for the words or. phrases. Free Books of Genesis and Exodus in the trial version. The King James Bible translated out of the original tongues and. with the former translations diligently compared and revised by His Majesty's. special command, appointed to be read in churches. more...

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You're no idiot, of course. You know what the Book of Genesis is, or at least that it is about Adam, Eve, and an apple. But when it comes to sitting down and understanding the full significance of the Bible, you feel as helpless as Noah without an Ark. Don't try swimming for shore just yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible offers accessible summaries and interpretations of everything you'll find in the Bible, from 'In the beginning' to the last 'Amen.' You'll learn all about patriarchs and matriarchs, kings and kingdoms, prophets and losses, and the good news of Jesus Christ. more...

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