Smithsonian reports that the earliest known draft of the King James Bible has been unearthed at the University of Cambridge by American scholar Jeffrey Alan Miller. “Forty-seven translators and scholars produced the King James Bible, which was first published in 1611. The project dates back to 1604, when King James I decided a new version could help consolidate political power, writes NPR‘s Barbara Bradley Hagartay. A popular Puritan bible had downplayed the divine right of kings — greatly offending James — and James manipulated different Christian sects until they agreed to produce a different translation.” This Old Aeon text, steadfastly declared the word of God by many Christians, was written by committee.
A Biblical Draft
