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Oldest Draft of King James Bible Discovered, Historian Says

Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by poncho, Oct 18, 2015.

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The King James Bible, the most widely read book in the English language — from which phrases like "a man after his own heart" emerged — is as storied as it is elusive. Now, a historian claims to have found the oldest known draft of the Christian text, written in messy script, in an obscure archive at the University of Cambridge.

The manuscript was hidden among the papers of Samuel Ward, one of the men commissioned by King James I to translate a new version of the Christian text into English in the early 17th century.

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#1 poncho, Oct 18, 2015
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