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The Bible in English:

Its History and Influence
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Yale University Press, 2003 - Religion - 899 pages
The greatest of the earlier translators of the Bible into English, William Tyndale, was martyred in 1536 for his work. Immediately after him, however, translations proliferated: the whole Bible, or significant parts, has now been translated into English from its original Greek and Hebrew more than three thousand times. This major new book tells the extraordinary story of the Bible in England from approximately the fourth century, and its later translation into English in Britain and America to the present day. Eminent scholar David Daniell charts the profound impact successive versions of the Bible have had on the people and communities that read them. He explains the work of major translators, the history of influential translations following Tyndale, including Coverdale's, the Geneva Bibles and the King James Bible, and how greatly Americans have contributed in the late twentieth century, especially after the American Revised Standard Version. Encompassing centuries of change--from a time when no one except priests had knowledge of the Bible beyond a few traditional stories mixed with saints' lives, through later years when ordinary people were steeped in Biblical doctrine and language, to the present, when popular knowledge of the Bible, we are told, has disappeared--this eloquent book reveals how the endeavor of translating the Bible into English has changed religious practice, the arts, society, and the English language itself.

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User Review  - Marilyn Mcentyre - Goodreads

This beautifully written history of the theological controversies, political agendas, private passions, and tectonic shifts in the life of the church that lie behind the various translations of the ... Read full review

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User Review  - B. Hawk - Goodreads

At the outset, I should acknowledge that this review pertains only to the first 28 chapters and the conclusion, as I am mainly interested in the history up to c.1700. What may be said generally is ... Read full review

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About the author (2003)

Daniell is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of London.

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TitleThe Bible in English: Its History and Influence
AuthorDavid Daniell
Editionillustrated
PublisherYale University Press, 2003
ISBN0300099304, 9780300099300
Length899 pages
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Religion / Biblical Reference / Language Study
Religion / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics
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