Verily, Verily: The KJV - 400 Years of Influence and Beauty
Written by Jon Sweeney
Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki and Maurice England
3.5/5
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Jon Sweeney
Jon M. Sweeney is an author, editor, and popular speaker with a wide range of interests. For many years, he was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of SkyLight Paths Publishing. Since 2004, he has been the associate publisher at Paraclete Press. The author of several books including The Road to Assisi and Light in the Dark Ages, both about St. Francis, Jon is a Catholic living in Woodstock, Vermont. He wrote about his evangelical childhood in the memoir, Born Again and Again, which received an Award of Merit from Christianity Today. You can follow Jon on his King James Bible fan blog, www.kingjamesbiblegeek.blogspot.com.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Verily, Verily :The KJV 400 Years of Influence and Beauty by Jon Sweeney gives the readers a glimpse into what is the most prominent Bible sold. There are so many new translations out there today, the NIV, NKJV, ESV. ASV and more but still the KJV is circulated more than any of these others. As the author takes us back through history and gives the reader a lighthearted look at how the bible was created and why it is still important and worth reading today. With an overview with the first part being the history, then we get into the poetic part of the bible or why did these words come about thee ,thou and thy , following with some main verses.I have read different versions of the bible and have used them for studying, but the KJV has always been my favorite. Being raised readingit it is very hard to make a change to these newer versions, but I do have to say I use the NIV quite often. I can understand that a new Christian would have difficulty understanding the KJV and the more modern versions would be easier for them, For myself there is nothing more beautiful than reading the 23rd Psalm in the KJV all though it is close in other editions.I have to agree with another reviewer when they points out what the author states.” that the slightly old fashioned language of the KJV helps us to slow down, to ponder meanings, to treat the Bible with the reverence which it deserves.” So all in all I have to say I really enjoyed this book as the author takes the reader through the KJV from the beginning to still going strong. It’s a book that will stay on my reading shelf with other study books.