St Peter's Church, Hever
January 31, 2012
While out walking in Kent in the late summer, we walked past a number of buildings, churches, and houses that would have been there before and since the creation of the King James Bible.
The impact of this 'authorised' version of the Bible in English changed dramatically the way Christianity and 'the Word of God' was heard. Remember that 92% of the population could not read this. So most people's contact with the text was through aural reception. The poetic of the text was essential for the 'message' to be heard.
Thomas Bullen, Anne Boleyn's father, grandfather of Elizabeth I is buried here.
Hever Church was built in about 1200. I briefly mention the Yew tree in the graveyard it again makes me think of the plant and garden imagery in the text of Song of Songs.
1:17 'The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.'
by Struan Leslie
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