King James Bible - A Short History From Tyndale to Today

Informationen zum Autor David Norton is Professor of English at the Victoria University of Wellington. His previous publications include A History of the Bible as Literature, 2 volumes (Cambridge, 1993) and The New Cambridge Paragraph Bible (Cambridge, 2005). Klappentext This book traces the work of Tyndale and his successors, examining the translators' manuscript work and the KJB's textual and printing history. Zusammenfassung The King James Bible was the result of extraordinary effort over nearly a century. David Norton traces the work of Tyndale and his successors! following in detail work on the KJB! including its textual and printing history. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Predecessors; 2. Drafting the King James Bible; 3. 'I was a translator'; 4. Working on the King James Bible; 5. 1611: the first edition; 6. Printing, editing and the development of a standard text; 7. Reputation and future.

Product details

• Authors: David Norton
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.01.2011
• EAN: 9780521851497
• ISBN: 978-0-521-85149-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Christianity, History of Religion, Church history, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General, New Testaments, Publishing industry & book trade