If you love the Authorized Version, you'll want to check out
Verily, Verily: The KJV-400 Years of Influence and Beauty, due out March 1, 2011 from Zondervan. There are many books coming out to coincide with the anniversary next year, but none that combine
history (how the KJV came to be, why Christians embraced vernacular scripture when other faiths did not),
appreciation (great and memorable verses, phrasings, renderings of Hebrew and Greek words in creative and poetic ways),
humor (some of the memorable ways that KJV passages have inspired the movies, horror stories, as well as some simply funny passages, and typos in the printing of early editions that landed their printers in prison),
literature (idioms that have defined our culture),
famous followers (from Lincoln to Dr. King), and
memoir (my own learning of the KJV as a child in church and then rediscovering it some 40 years later) all in one.
You can pre-order a copy of
Verily, Verily here at
Amazon, here at
Barnes & Noble, here from
Family, or from any other bookseller.
Also, there will be book launch events in New York City in early March, and then in Boston in early April. Details coming soon!
