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Gordon Campbell, Bible. The Story of the King James Version 1611–2011 . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2010, xiii + 354 pp. ISBN 978 0 199 55759 2. £16.99.

Gordon Campbell, Bible. The Story of the King James Version 1611–2011 . Oxford University Press,... Gordon Campbell, Bible. The Story of the King James Version ­. Oxford University Press, Oxford , xiii + pp. ISBN . .. Whether viewed as English literature or sacred text, the King James Version of the Bible (KJV) is undoubtedly one of the most celebrated volumes of the English-speaking world. Marking its th anniversary, Gordon Campbell has produced an accessible textual biography of this remarkable work. Known in the United Kingdom as the "Authorized Version," this Bible was by far not the first in English translation. Campbell, who is Professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of Leicester, informs us that parts of the New Testament were translated into Old English as early as the eighth century, and by the fourteenth century there were several translations in circulation, most of them associated with John Wycliff. In the early part of the sixteenth century, William Tyndale's translation of the Bible gained popularity especially among Protestants. In subsequent decades, before the KJV would arrive on the scene, another half a dozen different Bibles were produced, each with their own distinct characteristics. By this time England was deeply troubled by religious division and urgently needed a foundational symbol around which it http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Church History and Religious Culture (formerly Nederlands Archief voor Kerkgeschiedenis) Brill

Gordon Campbell, Bible. The Story of the King James Version 1611–2011 . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2010, xiii + 354 pp. ISBN 978 0 199 55759 2. £16.99.

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Brill
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Copyright 2012 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1871-241X
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1871-2428
DOI
10.1163/18712428-09220046
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Gordon Campbell, Bible. The Story of the King James Version ­. Oxford University Press, Oxford , xiii + pp. ISBN . .. Whether viewed as English literature or sacred text, the King James Version of the Bible (KJV) is undoubtedly one of the most celebrated volumes of the English-speaking world. Marking its th anniversary, Gordon Campbell has produced an accessible textual biography of this remarkable work. Known in the United Kingdom as the "Authorized Version," this Bible was by far not the first in English translation. Campbell, who is Professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of Leicester, informs us that parts of the New Testament were translated into Old English as early as the eighth century, and by the fourteenth century there were several translations in circulation, most of them associated with John Wycliff. In the early part of the sixteenth century, William Tyndale's translation of the Bible gained popularity especially among Protestants. In subsequent decades, before the KJV would arrive on the scene, another half a dozen different Bibles were produced, each with their own distinct characteristics. By this time England was deeply troubled by religious division and urgently needed a foundational symbol around which it

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