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The King James Bible and the world it made / David Lyle Jeffrey, editor.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) BS186 .K57 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--English--Authorized--History.
- Bible.
- Bible--English--Authorized--Influence.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 205 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, [2011]
- Summary:
- The King James translation of the Bible ushered in a new eloquence that until 1611 had not existed in the English language. Four centuries later, the literary and historical power of this Bible continues to awe. The King James Bible and the World It Made brings into conversation leading contemporary scholars who articulate how this celebrated translation repeatedly influenced the language of politics, statecraft, and English literature while offering Christians a unique resource for living the faith.
- Including Mark Noll, Alister McGrath, Lamin Sanneh, David Bebbington, Robert Alter, Philip Jenkins, and Laura Knoppers, this collection highlights the most notable facets of the King James Bible and the history it created. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction / David Lyle Jeffrey
- The "opening of windows" : the King James Bible and late Tudor translation theories / Alister E. McGrath
- Translating majesty : the King James Bible, John Milton, and the English Revolution / Laura L. Knoppers
- The King James Bible in Britain from the late eighteenth century / David W. Bebbington
- The King James version at 300 in America : "the most democratic book in the world" / Mark Noll
- The King James Bible, mission, and the vernacular impetus / Lamin Sanneh
- Regions Luther never knew : ancient books in a new world / Philip Jenkins
- The question of eloquence in the King James version / Robert Alter
- The Word that enjureth forever : a century of scholarship on the King James version / Beth Allison Barr.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781602584167
- 1602584168
- OCLC:
- 707968316
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