In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture 9780307486226, 0385722168, 9780385722162

This fascinating history of a literary and religious masterpiece explores the forces that obstructed and ultimately led

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English Pages 352 Year 2001

In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture
9780307486226, 0385722168, 9780385722162

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Alister McGrath

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Religion

Table of contents :
List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
1 UNKNOWN TO THE ANCIENTS: THE NEW TECHNOLOGY
2 THE RISE OF ENGLISH AS A NATIONAL LANGUAGE
3 THE GREAT TUMULT: THE REFORMATION
4 THE FIRST PRINTED ENGLISH BIBLES
5 EXPLAINING THE “HARD PLACES: THE GENEVA BIBLE
6 A PURITAN KING? THE ACCESSION OF KING JAMES
7 THE DECISION TO TRANSLATE: THE HAMPTON COURT CONFERENCE
8 TRANSLATION: THE ENGLISHING OF THE BIBLE
9 PRODUCTION: THE EARLY PRINTINGS OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE
10 TRANSLATORS AND TRAITORS: THE PROBLEMS OF BIBLE TRANSLATION
11 THE BIBLE AND THE SHAPING OF MODERN ENGLISH
12 TRIUMPH: THE FINAL ACCLAMATION OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE
AFTERWORD
A Comparison of Historic English Translations: Psalm 23
A Biblical Timeline
List of Works Consulted

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