KJB: The Book That Changed the World (2010) is a sort of
narrated documentary drama. Modern actor John Rhys-Davies walks among the
actors portraying persons from the late Sixteenth and early Seventeenth
centuries. The film documents the
events which led to the creation of the King James Version of the Bible, a
masterpiece of scholarship, translation, and literary English.
The film concentrates on the childhood and education of
James Stuart, who, as James VI, became King of Scotland in 1567, when he was thirteen months
old. When James was named as her successor
by the childless Queen Elizabeth, he became also James I, King of England. James was superbly educated by his
tutor, James Buchanan and became a writer, linguist, intellectual, and
theologian. KJV depicts his
political maneuvering for power and respect.
The actual places are shown where the fifty scholars spent
seven years producing the English translation of the Hebrew and Greek documents. Checks and double-checks and strict
rules of translation were practiced.
The KJV was not instantly accepted and James did not live to
see its worldwide acceptance. His
historical reputatiop as a king has been highly controversial but respect for
his rule has grown in recent years.
I very much enjoyed this film as history. I would personally like to see the
producers make a sequel which focused on the translators.
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