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Author
Pub. Date
1983
Physical Desc
249 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A renowned Bible scholar examines how the Hebrew text has been interpreted-and misinterpreted-from the Renaissance to modern times.
In this wide-ranging and authoritative study, Gerald Hammond sheds light on how the Bible has evolved over centuries of English-language translation. His extensive analysis begins in the sixteenth century with William Tyndale's pioneering work. This early text is contrasted with the seventeenth century authorized version,...
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Bible was originally written to an ancient people removed from us by thousands of years and thousands of miles. The Scriptures include subtle culturally based nuances, undertones, and references to ancient events, literature, and customs that were intuitively understood by those who first heard the Scriptures read. The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible gives you a window into this word.
4) Catholic German Bibles of the Reformation era: the versions of Emser, Dietenberger, Eck, and others
Author
Pub. Date
1982
Physical Desc
iv pages, 52 columns, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Fortress Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xxviii, 498 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Judith tells the story of a beautiful Jewish woman who enters the tent of an invading general, gets him drunk, and then slices off his head, thus saving her village and Jerusalem. This short novella was somewhat surprisingly included in the early Christian versions of the Old Testament and has played an important role in the Western tradition ever since. This commentary provides a detailed analysis of the text's composition and its meaning in its...
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
xiv, 2025 pages : color maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
There's one reason to purchase the Zondervan KJV Study Bible: to understand God's Word and God's heart as well as you possibly can. With over 20,000 notes and an abundance of study tools reflecting the forefront of conservative scholarship, this Bible is a veritable resource library designed to help you grasp the Scriptures like never before. It's packed with theological, archaeological, historical, geographical, cultural, and linguistic information....
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"In 1535, William Tyndale, the first man to produce an English version of the Bible in print, was captured and imprisoned in Belgium. A year later he was strangled and then burned at the stake. His co-translator was also burned. In that same year the translator of the first Dutch Bible was arrested and beheaded. These were not the first, nor were they the last instances of extreme violence against Bible translators. The Murderous History of Bible...