Ryken, Leland, <br/><br/>
The legacy of the King James Bible :  celebrating 400 years of the most influential English translation /  [print] 
Leland Ryken. 
 - Wheaton, Illinois :  Crossway,  (c)2011. 
 - 265 pages ;  22 cm. 
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<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781433513886 9781433513893 9781433513909 9781433524516 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010033000 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible--Influence.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS186 BS186.R993.L443 2011