Bible: The Story of King James Version 1611 - 2011
Author:   Gordon Campbell
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
ISBN:  

9780199557592


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 December 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Gordon Campbell
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.40cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.90cm
Weight:   0.552kg
ISBN:  

9780199557592


ISBN 10:   0199557594
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 December 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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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

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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


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


Beautifully crafted book. New Statesman A fascinating read. Church of England Newspaper


""Beautifully crafted book."" - New Statesman ""A fascinating read."" - Church of England Newspaper


Author Information

Gordon Campbell is Professor of Renaissance Studies at Leicester University. An authority on Renaissance literature, he is the co-author of John Milton: Life, Work, and Thought (with Thomas N. Corns).

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