No. King James didn't translate any bible. He hired biblical scholars to translate the bible. The KJV wasn't the first English bible version. The Bishops bible, the Geneva bible, among others were translated first.
The King James bible was created out of the Textus Receptus translation and the Vulgate for most of the new testament, the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint were used to help translate the old testament. To actually translate it, King James set up several committees made out of language scholars to translate the bible into English.
He did not translate any passages in the KJV Bible.
A:The English King James commissioned the English translation of the Bible, that now bears his name./// This was in the year 1611. A:King James wanted an English Bible that reflected that of the original Bible. So he gathered together the finest translators in the world to translate the Bible from its original text into English. That is why the KJV is considered to be the most accurate English translation of the original Bible that is available today. He authorised the first version in English
The Bible was originally translated from the original Greek and from the Latin Vulgate to English by John Wycliffe. However, modern English differs greatly from Old English, and thus the first project to translate the Bible into English that best resembles modern English was commissioned by King James, and the result was the King James Version.
to get everyone to believe in the Anglican faith and to translate the bible to English
No, King James was the English king who had the bible translated from latin to english... hence, the King James' version of the bible.
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AnswerNo. William Tyndale (c 1491 - 1536) translated the Bible into English, a crime for which he was executed. Much of the King James Version is based on Tyndale's work.
No the King James is James the 1st of England. He didn't rewrite the Bible but he instructed translators to translate a new version.
King James I of England had the Bible translated into English.
No. St. Constantine didn't become a Christian until he was on his deathbed. St. Jerome personally translated it into Latin. King James ordered it translated into English.