Cart
Free Shipping in Australia
Proud to be B-Corp

Bible Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, Leicester University)

Bible By Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, Leicester University)

Summary

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.

Bible Summary

Bible: The Story of the King James Version by Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, Leicester University)

This is 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. Gordon Campbell, expert in Renaissance literatures, tells the fascinating and complex story of how this translation came to be commissioned, of who the translators were, and of how the translation was accomplished. The story does not end with the printing of that first edition, but introduces the subsequent generations who edited and interacted with the text. The present text of the King James Version differs in thousands of small details from the original edition. Campbell traces the textual history from 1611 to the establishment of the modern text by Oxford University Press in 1769. Attitudes to the King James Version have shifted through time and territory, ranging from adulation to deprecation and attracting the attention of a wide variety of adherents. It is more widely read in America today than in any other country, and its particular history in there is given due attention. Generously illustrated with reproductions taken from early editions, this volume helps to explain the enduring popularity of the King James Version throughout the world today.

Bible Reviews

[A] beautifully crafted book. * New Statesman *
A fascinating read. * Church of England Newspaper *

Table of 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

Additional information

GOR003367445
9780199693016
0199693013
Bible: The Story of the King James Version by Gordon Campbell (Professor of Renaissance Studies, Leicester University)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
20110811
368
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Bible