THE GREATEST
ENGLISH CLASSIC

A STUDY OF THE
KING JAMES VERSION OF THE BIBLE
AND ITS INFLUENCE ON LIFE
AND LITERATURE

BY
CLELAND BOYD McAFEE, D.D.




CONTENTS

LECTURE
PREFACE
I. PREPARING THE WAY--THE ENGLISH BIBLE BEFORE KING JAMES
II. THE MAKING OF THE KING JAMES VERSION; ITS CHARACTERISTICS
III. THE KING JAMES VERSION As ENGLISH LITERATURE
IV. THE INFLUENCE OF THE KING JAMES VERSION ON
ENGLISH LITERATURE
V. THE KING JAMES VERSION--ITS INFLUENCE ON ENGLISH
AND AMERICAN HISTORY
VI. THE BIBLE IN THE LIFE OF TO-DAY



PREFACE