Let it go among our people : an illustrated history of the English Bible from John Wyclif to the King James Version / David Price and Charles C. Ryrie.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Price, David, 1957-

Contributor:

• Ryrie, Charles Caldwell, 1925-2016.
• Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Bible--English--History.
• Bible.
• History.
• Bible--English--Versions--History.
• Bible--Illustrations--History.

Genre:

• Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Eng. : Lutterworth Press, 2004.

Summary:

• In January 1604, at the Hampton Court Conference, the momentous decision was taken to produce an English Bible. In retrospect, the decision certainly looks defensible. But, at the time, the proposal came as a complete surprise. There were already several good translations and one outstanding version in circulation. The result, the King James or Authorised Version, was a stunning success. After it appeared in 1611, there would not be another major attempt to create a new version for over 250 years; its dominance would last for over three centuries. But prior to its appearance, the English Bible had had a most tumultuous history. Even though they would eventually be tolerated, many of the versions emerged from the shadows of illegal movements. Others were organised attempts to produce a standard Bible for the realm. Taken as a whole, this resulted in a chaotic welter of Renaissance English Bibles. Nevertheless, that welter contained a treasury of expression and scholarship. The King James translators drew upon all of their English predecessors and much more besides.
• The authors offer both a political and literary history of the Bible. Their purpose is to explain how styles of presenting Scriptures in English developed out of political and ecclesiastical circumstances. The result is a refreshing reassessment of the literary and scholarly accomplishment of all the Renaissance Bibles and a clear account of what is different and distinctive in the King James Version. They also linger over the texts of the Bible, comparing significant passages in the various versions. Such close study of the texts is warranted because the English Bible has had a profound effect on English language, literature, politics and ideas; it has left a lasting impression on the language that we speak today. No other language, except perhaps German, can boast that its vernacular translation of the Bible is a literary masterpiece in its own right. Fine illustrations, with lengthy captions, are an integral part of the book. The images, mostly from extraordinarily rare imprints, make Let It Go among the People unusually vivid and captivating.

Contents:

• 1. Sacred Text in the People's Language 11
• 2. Renaissance of the Bible 24
• 3. Breakthrough 39
• 4. Editor-in-Chief 57
• 5. Exile 73
• 6. Queen Elizabeth Version 93
• 7. Persecution and the Catholic Bible 105
• 8. Literary Majesty 115
• Appendix 1 Revising the King James Bible 145
• Appendix 2 The Post-King James Era 147.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-156) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0718830423

OCLC:

53996464

Online:

The Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund Home Page