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    Verily, Verily: The KJV - 400 Years of Influence and Beauty
    Verily, Verily: The KJV - 400 Years of Influence and Beauty
    Verily, Verily: The KJV - 400 Years of Influence and Beauty
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    Verily, Verily: The KJV - 400 Years of Influence and Beauty

    Written by Jon Sweeney

    Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki and Maurice England

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    As historian Tony Lane once noted, without the King James Version of the Bible, it can be speculated that, there would be no Paradise Lost … no Pilgrim’s Progress … no Negro spirituals … no Gettysburg Address. And even though today there are more accurate and contemporary translations of the Bible, the KJV reigns supreme in the English-speaking world. It is printed and circulated more widely than any other version. The everlasting literary power of this phenomenal volume is unarguable. But how did this remarkable work originate? What were the historical circumstances driving its completion? What sorts of errors (many of them outright hysterical) crept into the translation? Why does it still outsell every other English translation?Verily, Verily offers an informative, inspirational, and light-hearted look into how the world’s most popular Bible was created and why it is still important. Jon M. Sweeney reflects on the cultural importance, spiritual value, beautiful phrasings, and occasional humor of the King James Bible. And Sweeny shows why the KJV has been the most important entry into the Christian scriptures for the English-speaking world and a new understanding of why it is still worth reading.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateMar 8, 2011
    ISBN9780310412588
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    Jon Sweeney

    Jon M. Sweeney is an author, editor, and popular speaker with a wide range of interests. For many years, he was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of SkyLight Paths Publishing. Since 2004, he has been the associate publisher at Paraclete Press. The author of several books including The Road to Assisi and Light in the Dark Ages, both about St. Francis, Jon is a Catholic living in Woodstock, Vermont. He wrote about his evangelical childhood in the memoir, Born Again and Again, which received an Award of Merit from Christianity Today. You can follow Jon on his King James Bible fan blog, www.kingjamesbiblegeek.blogspot.com.

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      Verily, Verily :The KJV 400 Years of Influence and Beauty by Jon Sweeney gives the readers a glimpse into what is the most prominent Bible sold. There are so many new translations out there today, the NIV, NKJV, ESV. ASV and more but still the KJV is circulated more than any of these others. As the author takes us back through history and gives the reader a lighthearted look at how the bible was created and why it is still important and worth reading today. With an overview with the first part being the history, then we get into the poetic part of the bible or why did these words come about thee ,thou and thy , following with some main verses.I have read different versions of the bible and have used them for studying, but the KJV has always been my favorite. Being raised readingit it is very hard to make a change to these newer versions, but I do have to say I use the NIV quite often. I can understand that a new Christian would have difficulty understanding the KJV and the more modern versions would be easier for them, For myself there is nothing more beautiful than reading the 23rd Psalm in the KJV all though it is close in other editions.I have to agree with another reviewer when they points out what the author states.” that the slightly old fashioned language of the KJV helps us to slow down, to ponder meanings, to treat the Bible with the reverence which it deserves.” So all in all I have to say I really enjoyed this book as the author takes the reader through the KJV from the beginning to still going strong. It’s a book that will stay on my reading shelf with other study books.