The King James Bible Trust Down-under
"The Book that Changed the World", an exhibition of old editions of the Bible to mark the 400th year of the KJB, was launched last week in Parliament House, Canberra.
The exhibition, which includes William Shakespeare’s Bible and
the original translation notes for aboriginal Bibles, will tour in Australia
until February 2012 and is hosted by Bible Society Australia. Their CEO, Dr
Greg Clarke, said the event aimed to make "the Bible a public
document" and increase awareness of its global impact.
The King James Bible Trust were honoured to have Peter J Evans
FCA as their Holyvibe representative at the Launch. Peter (a
Non-Executive Director of the Ramsay Healthcare Board in Australia) is a member
of the Parish council of St Jude’s Anglican Church, Bowral, and is chairman of
the Shoalhaven Anglican School, New South Wales. In his address, he stressed
the importance of the Authorised Version, saying it is "the life changing
and life saving Word of God".
The keynote speaker at the launch was Dr John Harris who brought
the historical significance of the Bibles on display to life. Dr Harris was
awarded the only Lambeth Doctor of Divinity degree in 2010 by The Archbishop of
Canterbury. This was in recognition of his scholarly work and efforts in
raising awareness of indigenous issues within the church and the wider
Australian community.
In the beginning was the Word...
Bath Literature Festival and St Michael’s Without celebrate the
400th anniversary of The King James Bible with a continuous Bible reading
challenge; and they need your help!
1st – 5th March 2011 at St Michael’s Without, Broad Street Bath
BA1 2LJ
Bath Literature Festival 2011, in collaboration with The Observer
Newspaper and The Church of St Michael’s Without, is excited to reveal its
plans for the ambitious Bath Bible Challenge as part of a series of events to
celebrate the literary significance of the 1611 King James Bible.
Due to start on Tuesday 1 March, a non-stop read of the King
James Bible will continue day and night until Saturday 5 March. Taking place at
St Michael’s Without on Broad Street, the church will be open to ALL members of
the public to participate and join a number of high profile readers, local
celebrities and LitFest authors in this extraordinary commemoration of arguably
the singularly most influential piece of literature in the English language.
Volunteers can sign up for one hour slots throughout the five day
period, during which they will take it turns to read for approximately fifteen
minutes. Teams of volunteers are encouraged, as are those looking for a
personal challenge and might want to sign-up for an all-nighter! Event managers
will be onsite to ensure the smooth running of the event, so countless
volunteers are needed. For those who feel they need any coaching before their
reading, theatre director Hannah Drake will be on hand with professional tips
and techniques.
So far, the writers Alexander McCall Smith, Kate Mosse, Amanda
Vickery, Adam Nicolson and Bel Mooney, the pianist Joanna MacGregor, the film
director Roger Michell, the celebrity chef Valentine Warner, the broadcasters
Daisy Goodwin and Sheena McDonald, the actor Bill Paterson, and the Chief
Executive of English Heritage Simon Thurley have all agreed to take part.
The reading will be completed by the actor Timothy West. It will
then be marked by a special peal of church bells that will ring out across the
city.
The Bath Literature Festival runs from 25 February - 6 March
2011, during which a number of special events are programmed to mark the four
hundredth anniversary of The King James Bible. On Saturday 26 February,
engaging liguistician David Crystal will explain the King James Bible’s direct
influence on our lives and language and later that day leading art historian
Matthew Collings will be looking at the Bible in Art.
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