The King James Bible, the most famous version of the world’s most influential book, was published on this day in history, May 2, 1611. "The King James, or Authorized, Version of the Bible remains the ...

It would be hard to improve on the words and phrasing of KJV passages that share the gospel's account of the birth of Jesus.

Shakespeare was still alive when this Bible was published. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Shortly after he ascended the English ...

This story appears in the December 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. A Pastoral LifeThe circuit-riding Baptist minister Rome Wager breaks a horse on ranch land he leases at the southern end ...

The King James Bible, the most widely read book in the English language — from which phrases like "a man after his own heart" emerged — is as storied as it is elusive. Now, a historian claims to have ...