{"id":7638,"date":"2011-02-09T13:01:57","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T19:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=7638"},"modified":"2011-02-09T14:10:43","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T20:10:43","slug":"celebrations-of-the-king-james-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2011\/02\/09\/celebrations-of-the-king-james-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrations of the King James Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Observances of this anniversary have brought discussion of\u00a0biblical translation and &#8220;the living word&#8221; into people&#8217;s living rooms. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umc.org\/site\/apps\/nlnet\/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&amp;b=5259669&amp;ct=9092299&amp;tr=y&amp;auid=7694785\" target=\"_blank\">British Methodists <\/a>make a commitment to hand-copy the entire Bible, as a community project.<\/li>\n<li>Houston Baptist University hosts an exhibit that traces the KJV&#8217;s influence on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/life\/religion\/7411820.html\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. history<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>This\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingjamesbibletrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>, maintained by the King James Bible Trust,\u00a0posts links to information, news,\u00a0and\u00a0special events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally,\u00a0here is a\u00a0fascinating <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/magazine-12205084\" target=\"_blank\">article<\/a> from\u00a0BBC Magazine discussing how the translation has influenced the English language as a whole. 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