KJV History

The story of how we got the King James Bible — from Erasmus to the 1611 translators. Understand the Textus Receptus, the manuscript tradition, and why the KJV endures.

The Manuscript Tradition

3 lessons

From ancient scrolls to printed Bibles: the Textus Receptus vs. the Critical Text.

1 The Textus Receptus

2 The Critical Text

3 Comparing the Manuscripts

The Masoretic Text

4 lessons

The history and preservation of the Hebrew Old Testament — from the Masoretes to the Dead Sea Scrolls.

1 The Masoretes

2 Vowel Pointing & Marginal Notes

3 The Dead Sea Scrolls

4 Masoretic Text vs Septuagint

The King's Bible

4 lessons

The full story of the 1611 King James Bible — from King James I's commission to the Hampton Court Conference to the finished masterpiece.

1 The Hampton Court Conference

2 The 15 Rules of Translation

3 The Six Translation Companies

4 From 1611 to Today

Translators & Martyrs

3 lessons

The men who gave their lives to put God's Word in English.

1 William Tyndale

2 The KJV Translators

3 The Enduring Legacy