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Majestie: The King Behind the King James Bible

Majestie: The King Behind the King James Bible

by David Teems (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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In the Beginning, James. Orphaned, bullied, lonely, and unloved as a boy, in time the young King of Scots overcame his troubled beginnings to ascend the English throne at the height of England’s Golden Age. In an effort to pacify rising tensions in the Anglican Church, and to reflect the majesty of his new reign, he spearheaded the most important literary undertaking in Western history—the translation of the Bible into a beautiful, lyrical, and accessible English.David Teems’s narrative crackles with wit, using a thoroughly modern tongue to reanimate the life of this seventeenth century king—a man at the intersection of political, literary, and religious thought, yet a man of contrasts, dubbed by one French king as “the wisest fool in Christendom.”Warm, insightful, even at times amusing, Teems’s depiction of King James has all the elements of a grand tale—conspiracy, kidnapping, witchcraft, murder, love, despair, loss. Majestie offers an engaging new look at the world’s most cherished, revered, and influential translation of Sacred Writ and the king behind it. “Engrossing and entertaining…a delightful read in every way.” – Publishers Weekly Read more

Product Information

ASINB0047O2BIE
PublisherThomas Nelson
AccessibilityLearn more
Publication dateOct. 18 2010
LanguageEnglish
File size3.5 MB
Screen ReaderSupported
Enhanced typesettingEnabled
X-RayNot Enabled
Word WiseEnabled
Print length321 pages
ISBN-13978-1595553812
Page FlipEnabled
Best Sellers Rank#175,982 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #6 in Translating (Kindle Store) #11 in Tudor & Stuart Period #20 in Anglican Chuch (Kindle Store)
Customer Reviews4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 150 ratings

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