The Politics of the Revised Version: A Tale of Two New Testament Revision Companies

by Alan Cadwallader

Book Overview

Alan Cadwallader explores the intricate tensions and conflicts that infused the work of revision of the Authorised Version of the Bible between 1870 and 1885. The Promethean aspirations of the venture actually generated one of the most bitter instances of the political manoeuvres involved in the translation of a sacred book. Cadwallader reveals how the public avowal of unity and fraternal harmony that accompanied the public release and marketing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567694852
• ISBN13: 9780567694850
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"