In the beginning : the story of the King James Bible and how it changed a nation, a language and a culture / Alister McGrath
2002, First Edition. London : Hodder & Stoughton. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Dust-wrapper spine faded. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #444677
ISBN: 0340785608
Physical description: x, 340 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 20 cm. Contents: Unknown to the ancients: the new technology -- The rise of English as a national language -- The great tumult: the Reformation -- The first printed English bibles -- Explaining the "hard places": the Geneva Bible -- A Puritan king? The accession of King James -- The decision to translate: The Hampton Court Conference -- Translation: the englishing of the Bible -- Production: the early printings of the King James Bible -- Translators and traitors: the problems of Bible translation -- The Bible and the shaping of modern English -- Triumph: the final acclamation of the King James Bible -- A comparison of historic English translations: Psalm 23 -- A biblical timeline. Subjects: James I, King of England 1566-1625. Bible. English Versions Authorized History. English language History.
Price: €12.95