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In the beginning : the story of the King James Bible and how it changed a nation, a language, and a culture / Alister E. McGrath.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection BS186 .M33 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGrath, Alister E., 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--English--Versions--Authorized.
- Bible.
- Bible--English--History.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Doubleday, 2001.
- Summary:
- In the tradition of "The Professor and the Madman" comes an eye-opening investigation into the creation of the world's most famous Bible, the King James Version.
- Contents:
- 1 Unknown to the Ancients: The New Technology 5
- 2 The Rise of English as a National Language 24
- 3 The Great Tumult: The Reformation 37
- 4 The First Printed English Bibles 67
- 5 Explaining the "Hard Places": The Geneva Bible 99
- 6 A Puritan King? The Accession of King James 130
- 7 The Decision to Translate: The Hampton Court Conference 149
- 8 Translation: The Englishing of the Bible 172
- 9 Production: The Early Printings of the King James Bible 197
- 10 Translators and Traitors: The Problems of Bible Translation 217
- 11 The Bible and the Shaping of Modern English 253
- 12 Triumph: The Final Acclamation of the King James Bible 277
- A Comparison of Historic English Translations: Psalm 23 311
- A Biblical Timeline 314.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 038549890X
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