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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 McGrath.

By: Publication details: London, UK : Hodder and Stoughton, c2001.Description: 340 pages : Illustrations ; paperback ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0340785853
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.5203/MAC
Contents:
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 Bible -- 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.
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Includes index.

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 Bible --
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.

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