King James Bible: Let My People Go (BBC)

More readings from the elegant text of the King James Bible (read by actors from the National Theatre):

http://nt-itunesu.s3.amazonaws.com/let-my-people-go.m4a

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King James Bible (Photo Gallery)

A gallery of photos related to the King James Bible in the

December, 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/12/king-james-bible/richardson-photography#/02-westminster-abbey-670.jpg

100 KJV phrases in 3 minutes! Wow!

100 KJV Phrases in 3 minutesThe Kings English - 100 phrases in 3 Minutes [HD] delivered in British English (it wouldn't sound right otherwise!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQVbBjgBS6A

King James Bible: Idioms-3 (The Apple of his Eye)

Updated on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 06:00PM by Webmaster

"The apple of his eye," an expression which is still used in Modern English, refers to a thing or person which is somebody's favorite. is used several times in the King James Bible. The first place is in Deuteronomy:

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King James Bible: Idioms-2 (A Drop in the Bucket)

"A Drop in the Bucket" is another common idiom from the King James Bible.

Isaiah 40:15

"Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing."

A drop of dew on the tip of a leaf (highly magnified). Source: 'Dangled' (CC, ecstaticist's photostream, Flickr)

bucket (CC, DWStucke, Flickr)

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King James Bible: Idioms-1 (My Brother's Keeper)

Many common English phrases and idioms come from the King James Bible. One of these is from the Book of Genesis: "Am I my brother's keeper?" "Am I my brother's keeper" is especially elegant because of the rhythm. Notice how short and long syllables alternate:

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King James Bible: In the Beginning (BBC)

London's National Theatre recently celebrated the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. For English speakers, the old-fashioned English in this version sounds very elegant. Read about the King James Bible in Wikipedia English and Chinese 欽定版聖經.

A special holiday treat from the BBC: the King James Bible recited by talented British actors, including Lindsay Duncan (Genesis), Patricia Routledge (Psalms), Maureen Lipman (Isaiah), Mark Gatiss (Luke) and Simon Russell Beale (Revelation).

Part 1: In the Beginning (free podcast, downloadable if you are using the Firefox browser)

http://nt-itunesu.s3.amazonaws.com/in-the-beginning.m4a