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In the Beginning : The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture
In the Beginning The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation a Language and a Culture
Author: Alister McGrath
In the sixteenth century, to attempt to translate the Bible into a common tongue wasn't just difficult, it was dangerous. A Bible in English threatened the power of the monarch and the Church. Early translators like Tyndale, whose work greatly influenced the King James, were hunted down and executed, but the demand for English Bibles continu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385722162
ISBN-10: 0385722168
Publication Date: 2/19/2002
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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