1. King James Bible
... legal recourse, began on 16 January 1604 asa request from Puritan leader Dr. John Reynolds at theHampton Court Conference, which was a meeting of the bishopsof England called for by King James. Reynolds "'moved hisMajestie, that there might bee a newe translation of theBible, because those which were allowed in the raignes ofHenrie the eight, and Edward the sixt, were corrupt and ... the Bible'" (Earle 74). However, some ofthese men either died or stepped down before the translationwas started which reduced the final number to 47. Thetranslators were divided into six companies, two in ...
- Word Count: 1976
- Approx Pages: 8
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate