THE KING JAMES BIBLE by David Norton ( 9780521851497 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE KING JAMES BIBLE
A SHORT HISTORY FROM TYNDALE TO TODAY

By:

David Norton

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0521851491

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9780521851497

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

20 January, 2011

Pages:

232

Description:

This book traces the work of Tyndale and his successors, examining the translators' manuscript work and the KJB's textual and printing history.

Synopsis:

The King James Bible was the result of an extraordinary effort over nearly a century to make many good English translations and turn them into what the translators called 'one principal good one, not justly to be excepted against'. David Norton traces the work of Tyndale and his successors, analysing the translation and revisions of two representative passages. His fascinating new account follows in detail the creation of the KJB, including attention to the translators' manuscript work. He also examines previously unknown evidence such as the diary of John Bois, the only man who made notes on the translation. At the centre of the book is a thorough discussion of the first edition. The latter part of the book traces the printing and textual history of the KJB and provides a concise account of its changing scholarly and literary reputations.

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11 b/w illus.

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Cambridge University Press

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