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Originally Posted by sky123
That's the 1611 version  If it's written in Old English it will be interesting... |
This is the description of the edition on the website:
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The King James Bible of 1611 has been one of the richest sources for English language and literature for nearly four centuries and is itself a work of the greatest poetic beauty. This beautifully designed edition is for the general reader, uncluttered by footnotes and set in full pages rather than the usual narrow columns. George Steiner's introduction illuminates the Bible's profound effect on the history of English literature and includes a moving personal reading of the greatest of texts. It also places the Bible within the history and development of Judaeo-Christian thought.
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I think they were trying to make it more accessible to the general reader. The King James Version comes in Old English and Modern English? I should imagine that Old English is virtually unintelligible to the modern reader.