Campbellsville University

Tag: The Book of Common Prayer

  • The Prodigal Printer Henry Hills

    The Baptist Publisher of the King James Bible Larry Kreitzer Lecture, 400th Anniversary Celebration of the King James Bible Campbellsville University September 22, 2011 The King James Bible (KJB), printed by Robert Barker, the King’s printer, first went on sale to the public on 2 May 1611. Its importance as a piece of English literature…

  • The King James Bible

    Translating as a Political Act Glen Edward Taul Lecture, 400th Anniversary Celebration of the King James Bible Campbellsville University October 6, 2011 It was not part of the agenda. The delegates to the Hampton Court Conference had not gathered on a wintery day to argue for another English translation of the Bible. They convened, at…

  • Anchor Point: The King James Bible and English Literature

    Robert L. Doty Lecture, 400th Anniversary Celebration of the King James Bible Campbellsville University October 6, 2011 A note on the English language may be useful as we begin. Geoffrey Chaucer, who was writing in 1400, used East Midland dialect of Middle English. An uninitiated person who looked at his works would need to hear…