Table of contents : Preface Contents I. Introductory II. Bible Language III. The Persistence of English Speech IV. Wycliffe and Caxton V. William Tyndale and George Joye VI. The Critical Point: 1534 VII. The First Printed English Bibles VIII. The English Bible Becomes Established IX. The Coming of The Geneva Bible X. Anglican and Catholic Versions XI. The King James Bible: Its Preparation and Publication XII. The King James Bible: Derivation of its Literary Style Appendices Index to Scriptural Citations General Index