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.