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Did Shakespeare help write the king james version of the bible?
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No. King James VI of Scotland was crowned as King James I of England. One of the measure he took to create some sense of unity among the religious parties and factions in his kingdom was the creation of a new Bible translation, to be used by all churches. He appointed 54 scholars, who used for the New Testament the Greek text published by Erasmus of Rotterdam and a Greek-Latin text from the 6th century. The translators adopted the chapter divisions created by Stephen Langton in 1551 as well as Robert Estienne's verse divisions.
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How many words did Shakespeare utilize in the King James Bible?
William Shakespeare did not write anything in the King James version of the bible.
Was King James the first person to write the Bible?
King James was not the first person to write the Bible.
Did William Shakespeare write the King James version of the Bible?
No, he most likely did not. Many believe he did only due to the fact that the writing in the King James Bible mirrors the musical writing of Shakespeare, but William Shakespeare is not credited as one of the 40-plus translators and writers. Even though Ben Jonson accredits Shakespeare with "small Latin and less Greek," which would have made Shakespeare unqualified for the translation job, formal education for boys of his time included exhaustive lessons in Latin. Given Shakespeare's formal education, he would have been more than qualified were he chosen.Nevertheless, it is widely believed he did in fact assist a bit on the translation and writing, but his contribution would have been so minor he was left uncredited. An interesting fact is that Shakespeare was 46 years old when the King James Bible was being translated and written, and 46th word in Psalm 46 is "shake", and the 46th word from the end is "spear". This may be another reason so many believe he was involved in the translation and writing, especially on Psalm 46.There is no evidence of it.
Did King James 1 write the bible?
One of the King James translated the KJV Hebrew and Greek BIBLE to English so Americans can understand it. I'm not sure which King James did so.
Where in the Bible can you find the verse with the words write and vision?
In the King James version the word - write - and the word - vision - appear just once in the same verse... Hab 2:2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
How many words did Shakespeare utilize in the King James Bible?
William Shakespeare did not write anything in the King James version of the bible.
Did King James who wrote the Bible own and kill slaves?
He didn't write the whole bible he didn't kill either
How many times the word write appears in the bible?
The word "write" is in the King James Version of the Bible 91 times. It is in 82 verses.
What year did James first rewrite the Bible?
James the 1st didn't rewrite the Bible. James gave instructions to translators to write a new version of the Bible. The translation began in 1604 and was completed in 1611.
Was King James the first person to write the Bible?
King James was not the first person to write the Bible.
What part of the bible did William Shakespeare wright?
he didn't write any part of the bible
What is the Shakespearean version of Humpty Dumpty?
Humpty Dumpty is a character in a nursery rhyme, not a work by Shakespeare. Shakespeare did not write a version of the Humpty Dumpty story.
Did King James write the King James Bible?
No but he authorised it.
What play did Shakespeare probably write to please James 1?
Macbeth.
Did James write the gospel James in the Bible?
Yes The only trouble is there is no such thing as the Gospel of James in the Bible. If you mean the Epistle of James instead then the answer is yes.
What book did King James VI write?
The King James Version of the Bible.King James did not write it, he authorised it to be written, by the scholars of the time.
How long did it take to write The King James version?
1000
