About this title: The greatest of the earlier translators of the Bible into English, William Tyndale, died in 1536 as a martyr for his work. Immediately after him, however, translations proliferated: the Bible has now been translated into English from its original Greek and Hebrew more than 3000 times. This is the extraordinary story of the Bible in England from approximately the fourth century, and its later translation into English in Britain and America to the 21st century. Biblical scholar David Daniell charts the profound impact successive versions of the Bible have had on the people and communities that ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven, CT
Description: VG/VG. Pages clean. Binding sound. Only defect is removal of first endpaper. 2003. First Edition. Black Cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Dust jacket now protected in clear plastic BRODART cover. Burgundy endpapers. Section of illustrations. 899pp. Index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780300099300ISBN:0300099304
Description: Very Good in Fair jacket. Small tear to dust jacket and curling of edges otherwise good copy. Next working day dispatch from the UK. Please contact us with any queries. read more
Description: Good. 0300099304 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780300099300ISBN:0300099304
Description: New. Eminent scholar Daniell offers a vibrant history of the myriad translations of the Bible and what they meant to their translators, readers, and times. 51 illustrations. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Date Published: 2005-09-20
ISBN-13:9780300114089ISBN:0300114087
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"This is a very detailed history of the most influential book in the Western world. I am half way through the book and have just come upon the discussion of the 1611 King James Version. I respect the author's in-depth scholarship but disagree on many of the conclusions that he draws."
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