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Chapter 13        The Bible That Was Named For a King

  1. The first "study Bible" in English was the ____________________ Bible.
  2. Of Henry VIII's children who had by far the longest and most respected reign?  (circle one) 
    a. Edward         b. Mary I         c. Elizabeth I
  3. What was Mary I's nickname? ____________________________.  Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________________
  4. What was the nickname of Elizabeth I? _______________________________.
  5. Was Elizabeth I Protestant like her brother Edward, or Catholic like her sister Mary? ___________________________.
  6. James VI of Scotland became ______________________ of England, uniting these two countries after years of strife.
  7. The English spoken at the time of William Shakespeare is sometimes called _____________________________ English.
  8. Why didn't James I simply adopt the Geneva Bible as the official English Bible? (Circle any that are true)
    1. Because Protestants would have been upset since the Geneva Bible contained notes that were too Catholic.
    2. Because Catholics would have hated it since it contained notes that were too Protestant.
    3. Because James wanted to unite Protestants and Catholics and the Geneva Bible would have only caused more conflict.
  9. James wanted two primary things for his officially sanctioned English Bible:  (1)That the ___________________ be not too Protestant nor too Catholic and (2) that it contain no _________________________________.
  10. Books which were written by the Jews between the time of the Old and New Testaments are called the ____________________________.
  11. Were these books initially included in the King James Version?   yes    /    no
  12. The particular dialect of English that prevailed in the translation of the King James Version came from the area around what city?  ________________________.
  13. The first Bible to be printed in America was a translation in the _________________________ language.
  14. Ultra prudish society is connected with the _____________________________ era in England.
  15. Find two euphemisms not listed in the book and put them here (you could ask an adult for help):
    1. __________________________________________________
    2. __________________________________________________
  16. The King James Bible came out in the year _________________, which is also a good year for dating the career of which famous playwright? _________________________________.
  17. The language in the KJV was common every-day speech for that place and time, but later generations turned it into a kind of special ________________________ language to be used when addressing God.
  18. Alister McGrath says that the King James Version did not follow ______________________________ trends but rather it ______________________________ them.
  19. What man was the real trailblazer behind the KJV in establishing the style, tempo, beauty and turn of phrase that proved so influential and language-shaping for English? ____________________________

 

 

 

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