A little English village church has just made a remarkable discovery.
The ornate old Bible that had been sitting in plain view on a table near the last row of pews for longer than anyone could remember is an original King James Bible - one of perhaps 200 surviving 400-year-old original editions of arguably the most important book ever printed in English.
In fact, the Bible at St. Laurence Church in Hilmarton, England, was sitting right under a hand-lettered sign saying it was an original.
The sign said it had been found in "the parish chest" in 1857, that the cover had been added, and that it was the second of the two impressions published in 1611 - the year of first publication.
But no one knew whether to believe it, parish council member Geoff Procter said. As the anniversary of publication in 1611 approached, they decided it was worth investigating.
"We had no way of knowing whether it really was a 1611 Bible so we had to get it verified somehow," he said.
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I love the Authorised Version of the Holy Scriptures and the Prayer Book (Bp. Cranmer's one, not the "Book of Alternatives Services", a.k.a. the '79 book in the States). See some of the entries on my website for more resources. I wish the Church today would rediscover the A.V. and start reading from it again. Prince Charles has done a nice YouTube video reading from it. The link to it is on: http://bnafreedom.posterous.com
I also created a link to this page. God bless you and your ministry. -- R.H.
What a terrific way to celebrate the 400th year of the KJV!
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