CONTENTS

Introduction .......................................................... 4

The Wycliffe Bible (1380, 1382) ............................... 5

The Tyndale New Testament (1526) ....................... 50

The Coverdale Bible (1535) ................................. 105

The Matthew’s Bible (1537) .................................. 111

The Great Bible (1539) ........................................ 115

The Geneva Bible 1557, 1560) ............................. 118

The Bishops Bible (1568) ...................................... 124

The King James Bible (1611) ................................ 125

Proposal and Authorization .................................. 125

The Spiritual Climate ........................................... 132

The Literary Climate ............................................ 134

The Scholarly Climate ......................................... 135

The Translation Process ....................................... 144

The Translators ................................................... 151

The Printing .........................................................176

The Nature of the Translation .............................. 177

Tyndale’s Influence on the KJV ........................... 194

The KJV’s Worldwide Influence ............................ 199

Summary of Why We Believe KJV Is Best

Translation ......................................................... 201

The Admonition of the King James Translators ..... 202

Some Final Questions about the KJV ................... 203