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Alister Mcgrath

In the Beginning

The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture

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This fascinating history of a literary and religious masterpiece explores the forces that obstructed and ultimately led to the decision to create an authorized translation, the method of translation and printing, and the central role the King James version of the Bible played in the development of modern English. 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… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-307-48622-6
  • EAN: 9780307486226
  • Produktnummer: 15730201
  • Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
  • Seitenangabe: 352 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 5'133 KB

Über den Autor


ALISTER McGRATH is Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University and Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is a consulting editor at Christianity Today, the general editor of The NIV Thematic Study Bible, and the author of numerous books, including The Christian Theology Reader, The Journey, Theology for Amateurs, To Know and Serve God, and A Journey Through Suffering. He lives in Oxford, England.

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