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April 23, 2011

Jon Sweeney on PBS this weekend

If you're enjoying our coverage of the KJV anniversary, keep an eye out for the next episode of PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly.

The 400th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible: since it was first published in 1611, more copies have been sold than any other Bible in history and it's still on the best-seller list. Video was filmed at Jon's lecture at the Park Street Church on April 11.

Check your local PBS listings for broadcast times starting this Sunday.

-Claudette

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