Perhaps the greatest book ever produced is the King James Version of the Bible. In 1611 the Authorized Version, as it has been called, was put together by translators in England at the request of King James. Wanting a Bible for English speakers, a Bible translation was commissioned and was finally finished in 1611.

The history of this works is amazing. To see how God used men to carry forward His word so that the English speaker can know and have a relationship with God is awesome. For this reason, it is beneficial, in my mind, for the English speaker to understand the history of their English Bible.

With this in mind, Hendrickson Publishers has put out a 1611 edition of the King James Version of the Bible. It is a preproduction of the 1611 edition of the Bible. The spelling has remained the same and the chapter headings and column headings are also the same. This may surprise a few English speakers to see that the Bible they have today that is called the King James Version is somewhat different from the Bible that was produced in 1611.

I found reading this Bible was reading history. Seeing the spelling, chapter headings, and columnar headings gave me an appreciation for the level of work that was done and a respect for the reverence the translation had for the Bible.

The font face is easy to read though it is not a large print so please keep that in mind. As I understand, the original size of the 1611 was large for todays Bible reader. This reproduction has a smaller size Bible than what one would have seen in 1611. Also, the 1611 spelling may take a bit to understand but once the reader has a good grasp on the spelling, reading this Bible does not take much effort. This does have the apocryphal text which is taken out of most modern translations. I don't have a problem with it because it was originally in the 1611 Bible.

There are no maps, no concordances, and no book introductions. It is simply the Bible that was put together in 1611. However, there are some additional helps in the front that give the history of the 1611 Bible along with background information on it. Also there are the letters that were put together to King James from the translators, a letter to the reader from the translators, and there is also a reading plan for those reading the Bible throughout the year.

Overall, I really enjoy this particular Bible for its historical perspective. To understand what was behind the English production of a Bible should help Christians have a deeper appreciation for the Word of God.

I received a complimentary copy of this Bible from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

I recommend this Bible to be used as a study guide to the Bible you usually use. I discovered that some words in the KJV and NKJV were added in 1947, which is totally unacceptable. The original scripture has shown that they don't have or talk about anything remotely the same as in the up to date Bibles. I urge everyone to study the original scripture for the full meaning of what God was saying during this time!

It is a great Bible to have and share. The history recorded in the front of the Bible is very informative. I recomend everyone get their own to see how this Bible was written/translated, and see for themselves the historical writing and lettering of that time and era. This original copy will clear up a lot of the myths and miss-quoats you may have heard about. Also, this font is much easier to read than others I've seen.

Thank you for keeping everything the same on this 1611 KJV bible, while exchanging the Gothic typeface for Roman. Great decision on that aspect, especially if one of the goals for this work was to make available a comfortably readable 1611 KJV "replica" for anyone who wants to love and appreciate what a 1611 KJV really was like. Getting used to archaic spelling and unfamiliar symbols is enough for folks to adapt to without having to labor through a very pretty yet laborious typeface to read and process. This really is a daily use bible that is of the right size and set up for someone who actually wants to use this bible for all of their reading, study, and devotional needs.

good study guide to check newer editions like kjv 1975 edition