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.
- ISBN10 080101347X
- ISBN13 9780801013478
- Publish Date 1 February 2011
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 May 2014
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Baker Publishing Group
- Imprint Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 288
- Language English