Title:
A visual history of the English Bible : the tumultuous tale of the world's bestselling book / Donald L. Brake.
Author:
Brake, Donald L., 1939-
Publication Information:
Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Books, ©2008.
Call Number:
BS455 .B635 2008
Abstract:
Presents the history of the translation of the Bible into English, from the fourteenth century to the twentieth century.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0811/2008005492.html
ISBN:
9780801013164
Physical Description:
349 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
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 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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