Visual History of the King James Bible, A: The Dramatic Story of the World's Best-Known Translation

Brake, Donald L.; Beach, Shelly

ISBN 10: 080101347X / ISBN 13: 9780801013478

Editore: Baker Books, 2011

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For 400 years the King James Version of the Holy Bible has been the most influential book to be published in the English language. Now Bible collector and expert Donald L. Brake brings to life the fascinating story of its creation and proliferation throughout the English-speaking world. With beautiful and informative photos, illustrations, charts, and sidebars, Brake invites readers to explore the KJV's mysterious beginnings, the men who translated it, the manuscripts upon which that translation was based, the important people and places that influenced its production, and even Shakespeare's involvement in it.In an age where a new translation of the Bible seems to come about every few years, discover what has made the King James Version endure for four centuries.

Informazioni sugli autori: Donald L. Brake (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is vice president and dean emeritus of Multnomah Biblical Seminary in Portland, Oregon. An avid collector of rare Bibles and manuscripts for more than 30 years, Brake has one of the most complete private collections of rare English Bibles and Greek New Testaments in America. He is a former pastor and the author of A Visual History of the English Bible.
Shelly Beach is the award-winning author of five hooks. She was on the writing team for The NIV Stewardship Study Bible and was a contributor to Holy Bible: Mosaic. She is a cofounder of the Cedar Falls Christian Writer's Workshop in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and the Breathe Christian Writer's Workshop in Grand Haven, Michigan.

Donald L. Brake (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is vice president and dean emeritus of Multnomah Biblical Seminary in Portland, Oregon. An avid collector of rare Bibles and manuscripts for more than 30 years, he amassed one of the most complete private collections of rare English Bibles and Greek New Testaments in America, which are now in the Dunham Bible Museum at the Houston Baptist University. He is a former pastor and the author of A Visual History of the English Bible. Brake lives in Washington.

Shelly Beach is the award-winning author of five books. She was on the writing team for The NIV Stewardship Study Bible and was a contributor to Holy Bible: Mosaic. She is a cofounder of the Cedar Falls Christian Writer's Workshop in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and the Breathe Christian Writer's Workshop in Grand Haven, Michigan. Shelly and her husband, Dan, live in Michigan.

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Titolo: Visual History of the King James Bible, A: ...
Casa editrice: Baker Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2011
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