| Description |
349 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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. |
| Subject |
Bible. English -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780801013164 cloth |
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080101316X cloth |
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