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IN THE BEGINNING
: The Story of the King James Bible and How it Changed a Nation, a Language and a Culture
McGrath writes, “As [John] Wycliffe pointed out, the ecclesiastical establishment had considerable vested interest in not allowing the laity access to the Bible. They might even discover that there was a massive discrepancy between the lifestyles of bishops and clergy and those that were commended - and practiced - by Christ and the Apostles. Wycliffe thus threatened to destroy the whole edifice of clerical domination in matters of theology and church life.... Henry Knighton - an English chronicler interested in maintaining his rather comfortable status quo - had no doubts about the dangers posed by what Wycliffe proposed. Christ put clergy in charge of the church, what right had lay people to get involved in its affairs? [Knighton declared], ‘John Wycliffe translated the gospel, which Christ has entrusted to clerics and doctors of the church.... As a result, the pearls of the gospel have been scattered and spread before swine.’” (Page 19-20) This is an intriguing history behind the King James Bible, written with an eye for detail, a compelling style with helpful insight. And, it is a helpful expose of the clericalism that resists marketplace ministry development. |
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