That said, James I of England was Elizabeth's I's heir. She had his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots, beheaded. Henry VIII, Elizabeth's father, broke from the Church to marry Anne Boleyn BUT he never broke completely. In fact, Henry still thought of himself as a Catholic even though he was head of The Church of England. He persecuted people of "the new faith" - of course, he had people of all faiths killed. He was a monster. On Henry's death bed, he had a priest hear his confession. Before his death, he was considering arresting Catherine, his last wife because she was a Protestant.
Elizabeth, after her father's death, went to live with his last wife, Catherine Parr. She influenced Elizabeth who was head of the church when she became queen. James was raised by members of the Scottish court who were almost fanatical Calvinists. He had the KJV translated to fit The Church of England's theology. It's why a lot of the book doesn't jive with some of what had come before in the Bible.
I was a History major in college with a specialization in Renaissance and Reformation. There's tons more but this is the jist.
Meanwhile, the Roman Catholic Jesuit Order employed Guy Fawkes to blow up King James and the entire English parliament as part of the Counter Reformation and to prevent this Bible from being published and released to the public.
This is the famous failed Gunpowder Plot which led to Guy Fawkes Day becoming a national holiday in England, where they burned effigies of the Pope for many years.
King James employed the absolute best scholars available to translate the Bible into English and spared no expense.
Not saying James did not use leading scholars. Was posting why some parts of KJV doesn't mesh with what had been written previously.
I'm aware of Guy Fawkes. Catholics were persecuted by a corrupt gov't. with a 2 tiered justice system and tried to take action. Hmmm, almost seems relevant today.
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That said, James I of England was Elizabeth's I's heir. She had his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots, beheaded. Henry VIII, Elizabeth's father, broke from the Church to marry Anne Boleyn BUT he never broke completely. In fact, Henry still thought of himself as a Catholic even though he was head of The Church of England. He persecuted people of "the new faith" - of course, he had people of all faiths killed. He was a monster. On Henry's death bed, he had a priest hear his confession. Before his death, he was considering arresting Catherine, his last wife because she was a Protestant.
Elizabeth, after her father's death, went to live with his last wife, Catherine Parr. She influenced Elizabeth who was head of the church when she became queen. James was raised by members of the Scottish court who were almost fanatical Calvinists. He had the KJV translated to fit The Church of England's theology. It's why a lot of the book doesn't jive with some of what had come before in the Bible.
I was a History major in college with a specialization in Renaissance and Reformation. There's tons more but this is the jist.
Meanwhile, the Roman Catholic Jesuit Order employed Guy Fawkes to blow up King James and the entire English parliament as part of the Counter Reformation and to prevent this Bible from being published and released to the public.
This is the famous failed Gunpowder Plot which led to Guy Fawkes Day becoming a national holiday in England, where they burned effigies of the Pope for many years.
King James employed the absolute best scholars available to translate the Bible into English and spared no expense.
Not saying James did not use leading scholars. Was posting why some parts of KJV doesn't mesh with what had been written previously.
I'm aware of Guy Fawkes. Catholics were persecuted by a corrupt gov't. with a 2 tiered justice system and tried to take action. Hmmm, almost seems relevant today.