In the beginning :

McGrath, Alister E., 1953-

In the beginning : the story of the King James Bible and how it changed a nation, a language and a culture / Alister McGrath. - London, UK : Hodder and Stoughton, c2001. - 340 pages : Illustrations ; paperback ; 20 cm.

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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