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The people's Bible : the remarkable history of the King James version / Derek Wilson ; [foreword by Diarmaid MacCulloch].

by Wilson, Derek, 1935-

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Oxford, England : Lion ; Chicago, IL : distributed by Trafalgar Square Pub., 2010.

Bible. English. Authorized -- History.

Bible -- Translating.

Bible. English. Authorized -- Influence.

9780745953519 (hbk.) :

222 p., viii p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

In the beginning there was not word -- The English heresy -- "Let it go out among our people" -- No end of translating -- The good hand of the Lord upon us -- The lively oracles of God -- A mass of strange delights -- Travels and travails -- Progress or profanity -- Inspiration and idolatry.

This book traces the history of the Authorized Version from its earliest predecessors through its remarkable influence on the church, literature, and wider society. --from publisher description

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