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One of the religious changes during the 17th century was the new English translation of the Bible. The King James Bible was first published during the Jacobean period in 1611 by the Church of England, or the Anglican Church. Urged by a group of Puritans, James I decided to support a new translation of the Bible, and thus gave the task to Anglican scholars who translated the Bible mostly from Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Latin texts. Soon after publication, this version gained much popularity as it encouraged laypeople to read on their own. It was also spread to the North American colonies where it became known as the King James Bible.

 McKay, John P. __A History of Western Society__. 7th ed. New York City: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.