Books Details
Author : Topics Media Group Pages : pages Publisher : DZ Distribution,
L.L.C., D.B.A. Topics Media Group, Bellevue, WA Language : eng ISBN-10 :
B07LC3KXR4 ISBN-13 :
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(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)John Drury's clear, marvelously erudite,
and richly detailed introduction to the Everyman's Library edition of The
New Testament reminds us why the King James Version, first published in
1611, has been the favorite of English readers for centuries. Despite a
plethora of new translations in the second half of the twentieth century,
the King James Version retains its power and appeal because "it has the
intrinsic value of a classic and is an enduring masterpiece."Drury outlines
the fascinating history of this magisterial translation, marveling at the
"patient generosity" with which the translators sifted through and
distilled a century of previous scholarship. He points out that their work
has endured not only because of the astonishing care they took to reflect
faithfully the syntax of the original Hebrew and Greek?which enabled
them to dispense with the densely entangled prose style that
characterized English writing at the time?but also because of their
