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A visual history of the English Bible : the tumultuous tale of the world's bestselling book
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A visual history of the English Bible : the tumultuous tale of the world's bestselling book / Donald L. Brake.
ISBN
9780801013164 (cloth)
080101316X (cloth)
Published
Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2008.
Physical Description
349 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 17, 2008
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-339) and indexes.
Contents
Ancient Bibles: the triumph of beauty, the tyranny of power
He dared to act: John Wycliffe and the Bible in English
The man of the millennium: the triumph of the press over the quill
He dared to take a stand: the monk becomes a knight
The fire of devotion: the plowman reads the Bible
A political pastor struggles in exile: the pastor survives and his psalms endure
A royal court intrigue: the first "authorized" Bible
Theology influences Bible versions: notes to aid the reader
The clergy's version: a Bible longing for an audience
The Catholic church responds: from sacred to Latin to vulgar English
A royal translation: splendors from the Stuart Court
The King's Bible revised: from King James to Queen Victoria
The source for English translations: the battle for a standard Greek text
The Bible in America: at war and peace
The Bible as bestseller: "as wide as the waters be"
The people triumph: the Bible for all seasons
Scripture index.
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