"This unique volume is perhaps the most comprehensive scholarly work of our time on the translation and interpretation of the Bible." "At its core are papers presented to an international symposium in Ljubljana in September 1996 to mark the publication of the new Slovenian versi…
"This Dictionary is designed to increase awareness of Bible origins; to introduce readers to the variety of versions and manuscripts that lie behind the familiar English translation(s); to provide, in alphabetical order, 'student notes' on texts, versions, manuscripts, persons, …
A dictionary of the English bible and its origins
"This Dictionary is designed to increase awareness of Bible origins; to introduce readers to the variety of versions and manuscripts that lie behind the familiar English translation(s); to provide, in alphabetical order, 'student notes' on texts, versions, manuscripts, persons, …
This Dictionary is designed to increase awareness of Bible origins, introduce readers to the variety of versions and manuscripts that lie behind the familiar English translation(s). It also provides, in alphabetical order, 'student notes' on texts, versions, manuscripts, persons…
"This book examines how many different constituencies (both secular and religious) fought to keep the Bible the preeminent text in the United States as the country's print marketplace experienced explosive growth. The author shows how these heated battles had profound consequenc…
How did the Bible survive the Enlightenment? In this book, Jonathan Sheehan shows how Protestant translators and scholars in the eighteenth century transformed the Bible from a book justified by theology to one justified by culture. In doing so, the Bible was made into the corne…
"How did the Bible survive the Enlightenment? In this book, Jonathan Sheehan shows how Protestant translators and scholars in the eighteenth century transformed the Bible from a book justified by theology, to one justified by culture. In doing so, the Bible was made into the cor…
