The Bible: Authorized King James Version
1st Edition
Oxford University Press · Print & ebook · May 17, 2008
The Bible is the most important book in the history of Western civilization, and also the most difficult to interpret.
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- Who it’s for
- A familiar text with ceremonial heft, meant to be read, revisited, and kept close.
- Genres
- Bible Criticism & Interpretation, Biblical Studies, Biblical History & Culture
- Published
- Oxford University Press, May 17, 2008
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The Bible is the most important book in the history of Western civilization, and also the most difficult to interpret. It has been the vehicle of continual conflict, with every interpretation reflecting passionately-held views that have affected not merely religion, but politics, art, and even science. This unique edition offers an exciting new approach to the most influential of all English biblical texts - the Authorized King James Version, complete with the Apocrypha.
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Its wide-ranging Introduction and the substantial notes to each book of the Bible guide the reader through the labyrinth of literary, textual, and theological issues, using the most up-to-date scholarship to demonstrate how and why the Bible has affected the literature, art and general culture of the English-speaking world.
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A familiar text with ceremonial heft, meant to be read, revisited, and kept close.
Come here for
- King James cadence
- devotional shelf presence
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- accessible entry point
- layers that reward lingering
Where it sits
| Bible Criticism & Interpretation | 60% |
|---|---|
| Biblical Studies | 27% |
| Biblical History & Culture | 22% |
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Publisher categories
- Biblical Studies
- Authors
- Robert Carroll, Stephen Prickett, Anonymous
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- May 17, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Biblical Studies