Genesis Machine

By James P. Hogan

Book Overview

Originally published in 1611, the King James Bible (KJB) remains the most recognizable piece of literature in the English-speaking world today. For over three centuries, it served as?the?standard English Bible and has, as such, exerted unparalleled influence on English and American culture in nearly every sphere--including education, law, literature, government, art, science, and religion. The Legacy of the King James Bible?honors the 400th?anniversary of the KJB's publication by telling its story--a drama that starts with the pioneering work of William Tyndale and progresses through half a dozen other popular translations. Leland Ryken, an expert on the Bible as literature, explores the excellence of the King James Bible by examining its status as the climax of a century of English Bible translations, its impression on the subsequent history of Bible translation, its inherent literary excellence, and its overall impact on English and American literature and culture.?The Legacy of the King James Bible?will shed new light on the depth of the translation's merit and influence and offer insight as to what its role may be in the next 400 years.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345305760
• ISBN13: 9780345305763
• Release Date: March 1982
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

very entertaining

It's interesting how a book written in 1978 that depicts events set in the 2000s describes advances in technology and portrays an alternate future (present). The characters are very reminiscent of a number of academic scientists (and the bureaucrats they sometimes come up against) who I know, which makes for an entertaining read.

Great!

Kept me interested until the end - very suspenseful

Sc-Fi at it's best

This book is a exciting fast paced read and I would recomend it to any reader

Read as a teen - First book I felt I couldn't put down

Would read agai