I have heard that William Shakespeare was also Sir Francis Bacon and that he was even on the committee of scholars that made the King James Bible, is this true?

By Maregaal Ben Yaakov

Absolutely not!! - Both of these statements are in error.

In fact, neither William Shakespeare, nor Sir Francis Bacon were on the committees of the 51 scholars that helped put together the King James Bible.

Now, even though they were not apart of the committees that formulated the King James Bible, both men were known to King James and lived during this time.

Scholars believe William Shakespeare was born in the 4th month of the year 1564, namely on the 23rd, just three  days prior to to his known baptism of 4/26/1564. He was born in a town called Stratford, England. He was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. William died on 4-23-1616 in Stratford.

Sir Francis Bacon, on the other hand, was born on 1-22-1561 and died 4-9-1626. He was born to Nicholas Bacon and his second wife Anne Cooke.

Sir Francis Bacon was not a poet, but a statesman. He served both as an Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England.

If you see my list of the 51 scholars that formulated the King James Bible neither of these two names are upon it. CLICK HERE to see that list.

As I have stated in other places on my website, the King James Bible "controversy" of being "the one true Bible translation" is such falsehood. There are so many lies surrounding it. Folks, the original Hebrew and Greek translations are the most accurate translations we do have.

Thank you,

Maregaal Ben Yaakov

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Published 4/12/2009 or 1/17/6182