The legacy of the King James Bible : celebrating 400 years of the most influential English translation / Leland Ryken. [print]

By:

Ryken, Leland [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781433513886
9781433513893
9781433513909
9781433524516

Subject(s):

Bible -- Influence

LOC classification:

BS186
BS186.R993.L443 2011

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Contents:

From Tyndale to the King James Bible -- The making of the King James Bible -- The King James Bible of 1611 -- Part two : The King James Bible in history. The influence of the King James Bible on the history of Bible translation -- The influence of the King James Bible on language, education, and religion -- The influence of the King James Bible on culture -- Part three : The King James Bible as a literary masterpiece. What makes an English Bible literary? -- Prose style in the King James Bible -- Poetic effects in the King James Bible -- Acclaim for the King James Bible by the literary establishment -- Part four : The literary influence of the King James Bible. Literature and the Bible -- Early literary influence of the King James Bible -- The nineteenth century -- The modern era -- Afterword.

Subject: Originally published in 1611, the King James Bible (KJB) remains the most recognizable piece of literature in the English-speaking world today. For over three centuries, it served as the standard English Bible and has, as such, exerted unparalleled influence on English and American culture in nearly every sphere --

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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION	Non-fiction	BS186.R95 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001444203

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Part one : The King James Bible in its own day. In the beginning -- From Tyndale to the King James Bible -- The making of the King James Bible -- The King James Bible of 1611 -- Part two : The King James Bible in history. The influence of the King James Bible on the history of Bible translation -- The influence of the King James Bible on language, education, and religion -- The influence of the King James Bible on culture -- Part three : The King James Bible as a literary masterpiece. What makes an English Bible literary? -- Prose style in the King James Bible -- Poetic effects in the King James Bible -- Acclaim for the King James Bible by the literary establishment -- Part four : The literary influence of the King James Bible. Literature and the Bible -- Early literary influence of the King James Bible -- The nineteenth century -- The modern era -- Afterword.

Originally published in 1611, the King James Bible (KJB) remains the most recognizable piece of literature in the English-speaking world today. For over three centuries, it served as the standard English Bible and has, as such, exerted unparalleled influence on English and American culture in nearly every sphere --

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