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A visual history of the King James Bible : the dramatic story of the world's best-known translation / Donald L. Brake with Shelly Beach.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2011.Description: 283 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780801013478 (cloth)
  • 080101347X (cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.5/2038 22
LOC classification:
  • BS 186 .B695 2011
Contents:
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.
Item type: Books
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-274) and indexes.

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.

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