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A Dictionary of the English Bible and Its Origins
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Product Description
The Dictionary of the English Bible and Its Origins is designed to increase awareness of the origins of the Bible; to introduce readers to the variety of versions and manuscripts that lie behind the familiar English translations; to provide, in alphabetical order, entries on texts, versions, manuscripts, persons, places and terminology, covering the origins of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the English Bible, including the most recent translations; and generally to facilitate a more intelligent understanding of the Bible among lay people by removing some of the mystique and prejudices associated with it. Entries are factual, not evaluative, and reflect contemporary biblical scholarship. Dictionary of the English Bible and Its Origins is a handy reference tool for anyone with an interest in the Bible.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1906916 in Books
- Published on: 2001-03-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 192 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
'a fascinating book which should be available in any good reference library' New Library World
From the Author
Who Gave us the Bible in English>
Description
A cross between a beginners' guide and a technical resource, providing factual details, in alphabetical order, about the texts, versions, manuscripts, persons, places and terminology relating to the origins of the English Bible and recent translations.
An encouragement to Bible Study and a way of removing prejudices associated with the production and transmission of the Bible. Ideal for biblical and theological students, church study groups, professional scholars in other disciplines, and readers in countries compelled to rely on an English version of the Bible but with little awareness of its history or alternative versions.
Contents
What do we know about the Chester Beatty Papyri, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Lindisfarne Gospels, the Septuagint,the Vulgate or the Hebrew language? About Coverdale's Bible or the Vinegar Bible, the Jerusalem Bible, the Living Bible, the New International Version or the Revised Standard Version?
When did we first have division into verses and what are we to understand by technical terms like Radio Carbon Dating, papyrus, canon or the Apocrypha?
And what part did Alfred the Great, Bede, Caxton, Gutenberg, Henry VIII or James Moffatt play in giving us the Bible?
Getting on for 1,000 entries, from the highly technical to the mildly interesting.
From the Back Cover
The Dictionary of the English Bible and Its Origins is designed to increase awareness of the origins of the Bible; to introduce readers to the variety of versions and manuscripts that lie behind the familiar English translations;to provide, in alphabetical order, entries on texts, versions, manuscripts, persons, places and terminology, covering the origins of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the English Bible, including the most recent translations; and generally to facilitate a more intelligent understanding of the Bible among lay people by removing some of the mystique and prejudices associated with it.
Entries are factual, not evaluative, and reflect contemporary biblical scholarship. Dictionary of the English Bible and Its Origins will prove to be a handy reference tool for anyone with an interest in the Bible.
