Project Gutenberg 2012-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 248 McAfee, Cleland Boyd 1866 1944 McAfee, Cleland B. (Cleland Boyd) The Greatest English Classic A Study of the King James Version of the Bible and Its Influence on Life and Literature Produced by Margo von Romberg, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Greatest English Classic" by Cleland Boyd McAfee is a scholarly work written in the early 20th century that focuses on the King James Version of the Bible and its profound influence on both life and literature. The text explores the historical development of Biblical translations leading up to the King James Version, its literary significance, and its lasting impact on English and American history. As such, the book likely appeals to readers interested in religion, literature, and cultural history. The opening of the work serves as a preface to a series of lectures given at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences in 1912. McAfee outlines the historical context of the English Bible leading to the King James Version, discussing previous translations, societal attitudes toward scripture, and key figures such as John Wiclif and William Tindale, who contributed to making the Bible accessible to the English-speaking population. This introduction sets the stage for a deeper examination of the Bible's translation processes, its role in the evolution of the English language, and how it shaped literacy and religious thought over centuries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40822/40822-h/images/title-page1.png Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Bible -- History Bible. English -- Versions -- Authorized Bible and literature Bible -- Influence BS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: British Literature Category: American Literature Category: History - British Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 436821 2025-06-16T14:51:38.232347 text/html 439124 2012-09-21T10:46:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 184302 2025-06-16T14:51:44.666293 application/epub+zip 187921 2025-06-16T14:51:39.462334 application/epub+zip 185888 2025-06-16T14:51:38.818336 application/epub+zip 328902 2025-06-16T14:51:48.614266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303175 2025-06-16T14:51:44.005329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299416 2022-09-18T16:42:00.187964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390622 2023-09-18T03:37:28.551270 text/plain 16742 2025-06-16T14:51:49.520334 application/rdf+xml 11677 2025-06-16T14:51:38.920321 image/jpeg 2063 2025-06-16T14:51:38.869311 image/jpeg 167494 2025-06-16T14:51:38.275315 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia