A History of the English Bible as Literature (revised and condensed from the author's acclaimed History of the Bible as Literature CUP, 1993) explores five hundred years of religious and literary ideas. At its heart is the story of how the King James Bible went from being mocked as English writing to being "unsurpassed in the entire range of literature." It studies the Bible translators, writers such as Milton and Bunyan who contributed so much to our sense of the Bible, and a fascinating range of critics and commentators.
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"In a volume this detailed, a nod in the direction of the enormous vogue for such interpretation of the Bible since about 1960 would be appropriate. Accessible and recommended for undergraduate and graduate collections that do not own the two-volume edition." Choice
"This edition of the two-volume History of the Bible as Literature (1993) cuts down the material to more manageable proportions by confining the focus to the English Bible, reducing the number of examples, and omitting the appendices." Theology Digest
"Norton's magisterial study...is a treasure trove for anyone who is interested in the cultural imapct of the Bible in the English-speaking world." Religious Studies Review
"This is a very good book indeed...Norton's volume is filled on every page with the true scholar's eye for detail and understanding of the whole field...Norton's fine book does a good deal to begin to restore the Bible to its proper place in English language cultural history." Theology Today
"This edition of the two-volume History of the Bible as Literature (1993) cuts down the material to more manageable proportions by confining the focus to the English Bible, reducing the number of examples, and omitting the appendices." Theology Digest
"Norton's magisterial study...is a treasure trove for anyone who is interested in the cultural imapct of the Bible in the English-speaking world." Religious Studies Review
"This is a very good book indeed...Norton's volume is filled on every page with the true scholar's eye for detail and understanding of the whole field...Norton's fine book does a good deal to begin to restore the Bible to its proper place in English language cultural history." Theology Today
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A History of the English Bible as Literature (revised and condensed from the author's acclaimed History of the Bible as Literature) explores five hundred years of religious and literary ideas. At its heart is the story of how the King James Bible went from being mocked as English writing to being 'unsurpassed in the entire range of literature'. It studies the Bible translators, writers such as Milton and Bunyan who contributed so much to our sense of the Bible, and a fascinating range of critics and commentators.
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To the early reformers, the Bible was a central part of religion hidden from the people in the occult language of the Church, Latin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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To the early reformers, the Bible was a central part of religion hidden from the people in the occult language of the Church, Latin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
old prose translation, eloquentest books, literary panel, biblical eloquence, literary admiration, vulgar translation, critical rise, literary awareness, inkhorn terms, poetic parts, official revision, bare text, later reputation, literary revision, literary pleasure, noblest monument, verse division, literary beauty, literary appreciation, literary attitudes, superstitious veneration, biblical poetry, biblical style Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
English Bible, New Testament, Geneva Bible, Old Testament, Holy Ghost, Holy Scriptures, Roman Catholic, Holy Bible, New York, Revised Version, Rheims-Douai Bible, Wyclif Bible, Church of England, Paradise Lost, Gregory Martin, Holy Spirit, Oxford University Press, William Tyndale, Myles Smith, The Pilgrim's Progress, The Statesman's Manual, Cambridge University Press, Anthony Blackwall, Critical Review, General Synod New!
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- Holy Bible by New International Version on 6 pages
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners: Or Brief Faithful Relation Exceeding Mercy God Christ his Poor Servant John (Penguin Classics) by John Bunyan on 4 pages
- Biographia Literaria by Taylor Samuel Coleridge on page 283, page 284, and page 287
- Songs of Innocence (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) by William Blake on page 275, page 276, and page 277
- Literary Study Of The Bible, The by Richard G. Moulton on page 371, page 376, and Back Matter
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- A History of the English Bible as Literature (A History of the Bible as Literature) by David Norton in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- English Literature and Ancient Languages by Kenneth Haynes in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Lord's Prayer: A Text in Tradition by Kenneth W. E. Stevenson in Back Matter
- Psalm Culture and Early Modern English Literature by Hannibal Hamlin in Back Matter
- Concise Dictionary of Bible Origins and Interpretation by Alec Gilmore in Back Matter
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