Precisely 451 years after the June 19, 1566, birth of King James I of England, one achievement of his reign still stands above the rest: the 1611 English translation of the Old and New Testaments that ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Last night I taught our first class in a course entitled "The Bible as Literature" in Wash U's University College. So don't be ...

(Female voice): The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want… (Female voice): For I know that my redeemer liveth and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. KIM LAWTON, correspondent: The ...

King James VI of Scotland ascended to the throne of England as King James I amid high treachery, global warfare and religious turmoil on this day in history, March 24, 1603. His reign shaped the world ...

Christopher Hitchens, who is arguably the most famous public atheist in the world, has penned a fine essay in which he expresses his esteem for the King James Version of the Bible. Hitchens, of course ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. From the title page of the first edition (1611) of the Authorized Version, otherwise known as the King James Bible. I have said ...

Kentucky’s new law requiring the state school board to establish a Bible literacy elective course has given the state the spotlight. As a retired public school teacher, I feel compelled to offer ...

English-speaking Christians were handed the King James Bible 400 years ago. But much of it was copied from a translation made 50 years earlier by William Tyndale. Rev. Paul Cross, who teaches at the ...