The King James Version of the Bible, the most popular book in the English language, was published according to scholarly estimate on this day in history, May 2, 1611.

A page of the original King James Bible Garry Wilmore - Flickr/Creative Commons When an archive yields an unexpected discovery, it's usually cause for celebration. But when that discovery involves ...

How the King James Bible Came to Be 5 minute read 10th June 1953: The first issue of the first edition of the 'Authorised Version' of the English Bible, printed in London in 1611 by Robert Barker.

The King James Version of the Bible was published on this day in history, May 2, 1611. King James I authorized the first official English-language version of the Bible in 1604.

Our King James Bible is not a dispensable luxury of our English Protestant heritage. It is rather a part of us; it has permeated our culture in warp and woof; it is fused with our literature, our ...

A special King James edition of the book has been edited to be as close to a 1611 text as possible. ... The original text of the King James bible dates back to 1611. ... Dan Kitwood/Getty Images.