The King James Bible: A Short History from Tyndale to Today

The King James Bible: A Short History from Tyndale to Today

by David Norton
ISBN-10:
0521851491
ISBN-13:
9780521851497
Pub. Date:
01/20/2011
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
0521851491
ISBN-13:
9780521851497
Pub. Date:
01/20/2011
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
The King James Bible: A Short History from Tyndale to Today

The King James Bible: A Short History from Tyndale to Today

by David Norton
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Overview

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, analyzing 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521851497
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 01/20/2011
Pages: 232
Product dimensions: 5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

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).

Table of Contents

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.
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