John S. Tanner, BYU academic vice president (2004-2011), says the influence the King James Bible on American culture and history is like the air we breathe.
My thanks!
The King James Bible in America: Pilgrim, Prophet, President, Preacher | BYU Studies
Look for:
A Prophet: Joseph Smith and the KJB in Early Nineteenth-Century America
Added depth to my appreciate for Joseph’s sentivity and faith which led to his going to the grove to pray, open-mindedly. I have to share with you the following:
The language is mostly from Tyndale. “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, . . . and it shall be given him” is all Tyndale. It is characteristically simple and direct in syntax and vocabulary, the kind of prose a plowboy might turn over and over again in his mind and heart.
I know I have.
Yes, I am a Tyndale fan! Hurray!!!