The King James Bible and the World It Made Reprint Edition

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The King James Bible and the World It Made Reprint Edition

Author(s): David Lyle Jeffrey

  • Publisher: Baylor University Press
  • Publication Date: December 15, 2020
  • Edition: Reprint
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 209 pages
  • ISBN-10: 1481314947
  • ISBN-13: 9781481314947

Book Description

The King James translation of the Bible ushered in a new eloquence that until 1611 had not existed in the English language. Four centuries later, the literary and historical power of this Bible continues to awe. Originally conceived to help unify Protestants during the English Reformation, many of the Bible’s phrases still saturate popular prose–as evidenced by sayings such as “an eye for an eye” and Abraham Lincoln’s famous “a house divided against itself,” and even in the intonations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the music of Johnny Cash. The King James Bible and the World It Made Reprint Edition brings into conversation leading contemporary scholars who articulate how this celebrated translation repeatedly influenced the language of politics, statecraft, and English literature while offering Christians a unique resource for living the faith.

Including Mark Noll, Alister McGrath, Lamin Sanneh, David Bebbington, Robert Alter, Philip Jenkins, and Laura Knoppers, this collection highlights the most notable facets of the King James Bible and the history it created, and astutely reflects on its relevance to the modern world.

Editorial Reviews

Review

… a fascinating work on the King James Bible… [T]hese essays are a cut above the typical book touting the King James on its 400th Anniversary. Many of the essays offer profound historical insights and analysis on the King James Bible.

FundamentallyReformed.com

Contemporary scholars such as David Bebbington, Alister McGrath, Philip Jenkins and Laura Knoppers share the results of their in-depth study.

The Washington Post

Every person who wishes to understand the importance of the KJV should read it and I warmly recommend it.

— Daniel Jeyaraj, Liverpool Hope University ― Theological Book Review

… a well-done collection of essays.

— Mark S. Krause, Nebraska Christian College ― Stone-Campbell Journal

Altogether, the essays in this volume approach the KJV from a variety of trajectories, addressing issues that should be helpful to readers interested in the continuing presence of the 1611 translation in contemporary culture. Like the Bible itself, the collection contains both unity and diversity. The tension is perhaps a strength of the volume; it is a testament to the KJV’s complex history. And after all, they are writing about a book that contains the messages of both Qoheleth and Jesus–and both are equally the word of God.

— Armond Boudreaux, East Georgia State College ― Sixteenth Century Journal

… this work is to be commended and studied with pleasure by all who value the impetus of the KJB.

— Francis Dalrymple-Hamilton ― Review of Biblical Literature

Review

Carefully crafted and dignified. This volume leaves no doubt that the King James Version has served as the most authentic voice of scripture for more than three centuries–and raises important questions about the absence of any such standard in the church today.

— Hans Boersma, J.I. Packer Professor of Theology, Regent College

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