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A visual history of the English Bible : the tumultuous tale of the world's bestselling book / Donald L. Brake.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Books, c2008.Description: 349 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780801013164 (cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.5/2009 22
LOC classification:
  • BS 455 .B635 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Ancient Bibles: the triumph of beauty, the tyranny of power-- 2. He dared to act: John Wycliffe and the Bible in English-- 3. The man of the millennium: the triumph of the Press over the Quill-- 4. He dared to take a stand: the monk becomes a knight-- 5. The fire of devotion: the plowman reads the Bible-- 6. A political pastor struggles in exile: the pastor survives and his Psalms endure-- 7. A royal court intrigue: the first "authorized" Bible-- 8. Theology influences Bible versions: notes to aid the reader-- 9. The clergy's version: a Bible longing for an audience-- 10. The Catholic church responds: from sacred Latin to vulgar English-- 11. A royal translation: splendors of the Stuart court-- 12. The King's Bible revised: from King James to Queen Victoria-- 13. The source for English translations: the battle for a standard Greek text-- 14. The Bible in America: at war and peace-- 15. The Bible as bestseller: "as wide as the waters be"-- 16. The people triumph: the Bible for all seasons.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BS 455 .B635 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA013218 1 Available AUA013218
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BS 455 .B635 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA015370 2 Available AUA015370

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-339) and indexes.

1. Ancient Bibles: the triumph of beauty, the tyranny of power--
2. He dared to act: John Wycliffe and the Bible in English--
3. The man of the millennium: the triumph of the Press over the Quill--
4. He dared to take a stand: the monk becomes a knight--
5. The fire of devotion: the plowman reads the Bible--
6. A political pastor struggles in exile: the pastor survives and his Psalms endure--
7. A royal court intrigue: the first "authorized" Bible--
8. Theology influences Bible versions: notes to aid the reader--
9. The clergy's version: a Bible longing for an audience--
10. The Catholic church responds: from sacred Latin to vulgar English--
11. A royal translation: splendors of the Stuart court--
12. The King's Bible revised: from King James to Queen Victoria--
13. The source for English translations: the battle for a standard Greek text--
14. The Bible in America: at war and peace--
15. The Bible as bestseller: "as wide as the waters be"--
16. The people triumph: the Bible for all seasons.