A the dramatic story of the world's best-known translation Brake, Donald L. 1939- creator Beach, Shelly. text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich Baker Books c2011 2011 monographic eng

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283 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. A nation finds her tongue : English develops as a national language -- Fanning the flames: early English printed Bibles, King Henry VIII to Queen Mary -- The theological tug-of-war : Protestant, Catholic, and Anglican factions under Elizabeth I -- Puritans, petitions, and plots: a royal battle for an English legacy -- The men and their mission : the translation work begins -- Tracing the path : the role of the original languages in the King James Version -- Rejection, rewriting, and revision : the process of translation -- Masterpiece from the mayhem : the King's Bible goes to press -- Maps, margins, and mythology : the formatting of an English treasure -- Branches on the family tree : the four siblings of the 1611 King James Version -- The growing family : direct descendants of the King James Version -- American cousins : entering the New World -- Behold the legacy : inspiration and contribution. Donald L. Brake with Shelly Beach. Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-274) and indexes. Versions Authorized History Versions Authorized History Pictorial works BS 186 .B695 2011 220.5/2038 9780801013478 (cloth) 080101347X (cloth) 2010021092 DLC 100520 20130418180922.0 8620655