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The King James Bible: "Masterpiece by Committee"

Watch more about the history surrounding the publication of the King James Bible.

04/22/2011 | Rating NR

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The King James Bible: "Masterpiece by Committee"

Clip: 4/22/2011 | 7m 40s

Watch more about the history surrounding the publication of the King James Bible.

Watch more of Kim Lawton's interviews about the background surrounding the King James Version of the Bible with Jon Sweeney, author of the new book "Verily, Verily," and Professor Scott Carroll, director of the Green Collection, one of the world's largest private collections of rare biblical texts.

04/22/2011 | Rating NR

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