Bible
The Story of the King James Version 1611-2011
(Sprache: Englisch)
A history of the King James Version of the Bible (known in Britain as the Authorised Version) over the four hundred years from its remote beginnings to the present day. It explains how the translation came to be commissioned and who the translators were,...
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A history of the King James Version of the Bible (known in Britain as the Authorised Version) over the four hundred years from its remote beginnings to the present day. It explains how the translation came to be commissioned and who the translators were, before tracing its textual history, and the responses it has provoked to the present day.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Bible “
From the contents:Introduction; 1: The Bible in English; 2: The Commissioning of the KJV; 3: Translators and Translating; 4: The Translation; 5: The First Edition; 6: The Seventeenth Century; 7: The Eighteenth Century; 8: The Nineteenth Century; 9: The Bible in America; 10: The Cambridge Paragraph Bibles; 11: The Revised Version; 12: The Early Twentieth Century; 13: The KJV in the Modern World; Appendix 1: The Companies and Later Revisers; Appendix 2: The Preliminaries to the KJV; Further Reading; Index
Autoren-Porträt von Gordon Campbell
Gordon Campbell is Professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of Leicester. The subject of Northern Renaissance art is one of his principal interests. As an art historian he has written widely on Renaissance art and architecture (notably in his award-winning Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance). He has published widely on many subjects relevant to the Renaissance, including literature and history as well as art, and has a wealth of editorial experience, much of it for OUP, for which he has edited both journals and reference books, of which the most recent is Renaissance Art and Architecture (2004). His scholarly work has been recognized by the award of a D.Litt from the University of York and an honorary doctorate from the University of Bucharest, by his election as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and as a Corresponding Fellow of the South African Society for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Gordon Campbell
- 2010, 354 Seiten, 26 Abbildungen, Maße: 14,4 x 21,9 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199557594
- ISBN-13: 9780199557592
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „Bible “
Campbell has managed to combine academic depth with readability, producing a thoroughly enjoyable book which will appeal to scholars and lay readers alike. Theology Beautiful and inspiring book Lancet This history of its origins, creation and impact offers an expert guide to the most influential book in the English language. Independent This is not just a book for theologians but for students of language too. The Tribune Beautifully crafted book. New Statesman A fascinating read. Church of England Newspaper
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