Titre :	A visual history of the English Bible : the tumultuous tale of the world's bestselling book
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Donald L. Brake, Auteur
Editeur :	Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Books
Année de publication :	©2008
Importance :	349 p.
Présentation :	chiefly color illustrations
Format :	24 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-8010-1316-4
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Langues :	Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Bible
Index. décimale :	BS 455
Résumé :	Presents the history of the translation of the Bible into English, from the fourteenth century to the twentieth century.
Note de contenu :	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.

A visual history of the English Bible : the tumultuous tale of the world's bestselling book [texte imprimé] / Donald L. Brake, Auteur . - Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Books, ©2008 . - 349 p. : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-8010-1316-4
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Bible
Index. décimale :	BS 455
Résumé :	Presents the history of the translation of the Bible into English, from the fourteenth century to the twentieth century.
Note de contenu :	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.