1. Unknown to the ancients: the new technology.
2. The rise of English as a national language.
3. The great tumult: the Reformation.
4. The first printed English bibles.
5. Explaining the "Hard places" : the Geneva bible.
6. A puritan king? the accession of King James.
7. The decision to translate: the Hampton court conferences.
8. Translation: the englishing of the bible.
9. Production: the early printings of the King James bible.
10. Translators and traitors: the problems of bible translation.
11. The bible and the shaping of modern English.
12. Triumph: the final acclamation of the King James bible.