In the Beginning : the Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture
In the Beginning: the Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture (Hardcover)
Pub. Date: 2001-04-10
Publisher: Doubleday
Price: $3.45
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Pub. Date: 2001
Publisher: Doubleday Books
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Read Full Product DescriptionThis fascinating history of a literary and religious masterpiece explores the forces that obstructed and ultimately led to the decision to create an authorized translation, the method of translation and printing, and the central role the King James version of the Bible played in the development of modern English. In the sixteenth century, to attempt to translate the Bible into a common tongue wasn't just difficult, it was dangerous. A Bible in English threatened the power of the monarch and the Church. Early translators like Tyndale, whose work greatly influenced the King James, were hunted down and executed, but the demand for English Bibles continued to grow. Indeed it was the popularity of the Geneva Bible, with its anti-royalist content, that eventually forced James I to sanction his own, pro-monarchy, translation. Errors in early editions--one declared that thou shalt commit adultery--and Puritan preferences for the Geneva Bible initially hampered acceptance of the King James, but it went on to become the definitive English-language Bible. McGrath's history of the King James Bible's creation and influence is a worthy tribute to a great work and a joy to read.
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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 (Hardcover)Pub. Date: 2001-04-10
Publisher: Doubleday
Price: $3.45
Seller: Discover Books, Toledo, OH, USA
Description: All pages and cover are intact. Possible slightly loose binding, minor highlighting and marginalia, cocked spine or torn dust jacket. Maybe an ex-library copy and not include the accompanying CDs, access codes or other supplemental materials.
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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 (Hard cover)Pub. Date: 2001
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Price: $3.54
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This fascinating history of a literary and religious masterpiece explores the forces that obstructed and ultimately led to the decision to create an authorized translation, the method of translation and printing, and the central role the King James version of the Bible played in the development of modern English.
In the sixteenth century, to attempt to translate the Bible into a common tongue wasn't just difficult, it was dangerous. A Bible in English threatened the power of the monarch and the Church. Early translators like Tyndale, whose work greatly influenced the King James, were hunted down and executed, but the demand for English Bibles continued to grow. Indeed it was the popularity of the Geneva Bible, with its anti-royalist content, that eventually forced James I to sanction his own, pro-monarchy, translation. Errors in early editions--one declared that thou shalt commit adultery--and Puritan preferences for the Geneva Bible initially hampered acceptance of the King James, but it went on to become the definitive English-language Bible. McGrath's history of the King James Bible's creation and influence is a worthy tribute to a great work and a joy to read.This item is fulfilled by our new and used marketplace. For more information, view our glossary of terms and abbreviations.
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- PID: 16329821745
- ISBN-13: 9780385498906
- Publisher: Doubleday
- Date Published: 2001
- Seller: HPB-Emerald
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