400 years ago, scholars from all over Britain came together and produced one of the best, most beloved, and controversial pieces of literature the world has ever seen. The King James Bible soon became the de facto Bible for countless of evangelists, missionaries, as well as politicians, literary giants, economists, and philosophers, and lest we forget, America’s Founding Fathers. This exhibit traces the history of the King James Bible, its precursors and the works that have been inspired by it.
Historic bibles and pages from the King James Bible will be on exhibit in the Ellis Library Colonnade through December 2011. The exhibit is accompanied by a display of religious texts from around the world, ranging from America’s Book of Mormon to India’s Bhagavad Gita to China’s Tao Teh King.
Exhibit curated by Rebecca Vogler and Amy Jones, Special Collections assistants and SISLT graduate students