{"product_id":"the-bible-in-english-its-history-and-influence","title":"The Bible in English: Its History and Influence","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vibrant history of the myriad English translations of the Bible and what they meant to their translators  readers  and times  The greatest of the earlier translators of the Bible into English  William Tyndale  was martyred in 1536 for his work. Immediately after him  however  translations proliferated: the whole Bible  or significant parts  has now been translated into English from its original Greek and Hebrew more than three thousand times. This major new book tells 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 present day. Eminent scholar David Daniell charts the profound impact successive versions of the Bible have had on the people and communities that read them. He explains the work of major translators  the history of influential translations following Tyndale  including Coverdales  the Geneva Bibles and the King James Bible  and how greatly Americans have contributed in the late twentieth century  especially after the American Revised Standard Version. Encompassing centuries of changefrom a time when no one except priests had knowledge of the Bible beyond a few traditional stories mixed with saints lives  through later years when ordinary people were steeped in Biblical doctrine and language  to the present  when popular knowledge of the Bible  we are told  has disappearedthis eloquent book reveals how the endeavor of translating the Bible into English has changed religious practice  the arts  society  and the English language itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44947033980981,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300099304","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300099300.jpg?v=1769978782","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-bible-in-english-its-history-and-influence","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}