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Day: December 20, 2019

Day: December 20, 2019

“The noblest monument of English Prose…” The King James Bible

“The noblest monument of English Prose…”  The King James Bible

Begun in 1604 and published in 1611, the King James Version became the Authorised Version of the Bible, and has never been out of print. Rebecca Ireland looks at it in the context of the study of magic and folklore. This monumental work of translation and refinement of all the Biblical texts known to exist…

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