CELEBRATIONS ARE PLANNED to mark the four hundredth anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible:

By his Maiesties speciall commandement
There will be hosannas and great rejoicing for the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible

Michael Binyon (Times of London)

For almost 400 years its words have rung out across pulpits the length and breadth of the country. Its phrases have been on the lips of millions, its cadences the music of English literature. Few translations have been as felicitous, few books as influential.

The Authorised Version of the Bible, known also in America as the King James Version, is arguably one of the greatest works ever published in this country. And a committee has just been set up to ensure that its quatercentenary in 2011 is celebrated with rejoicing, gusto and a host of national commemorations.

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