Thompson Chain Reference Bible
Available
in Hardcover or Leather, Regularsize, Handysize, or Large Print.
(1611) The most
popular translation ever produced, this Bible was done during the reign and
at the urging of King James the First of England. 47 scholars, divided into
6 groups, worked on this translation. Based largely on the Bishop's Bible,
many Hebrew and Greek texts were also studied as well as all other available
English translations, to insure the best results. By choosing men of many
different theological and educational backgrounds, it was hoped individual
prejudices of the translators could be minimized. Printed in a handy size
and in clear type, the KJV was supposed to please clergy and congregation
alike. Despite initial resistance, the KJV became and still is the largest
selling translation of the Bible.
