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Geoffrey King (theologian)
Geoffrey King (sometimes spelled Geoffry) was an England, English Protestant theologian, a Fellow and Regius Professor of Hebrew (Cambridge), Regius Professor of Hebrew at King's College, Cambridge. He was among the King James Version, First Westminster Company charged by James I of England with the translation of the first 12 books of the King James Version of the Bible. References *McClure, Alexander. (1858) ''The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible''. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Marantha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 ) *Nicolson, Adam. (2003) ''God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible.'' New York: HarperCollins Regius Professors of Hebrew (Cambridge) Year of birth missing Year of death missing Fellows of King's College, Cambridge Translators of the King James Version 17th-century English theologians Academics of the University of Cambridge {{UK-Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
