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ISBN: 9780393975079
Year: 2012
Publisher: W W Norton & Company
Pages: 1544
Description:
A stunning work of scholarship, the Norton Critical Edition of
The English Bible, King James Version, is the most
accessible edition available.
In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible,
these long-awaited volumes bring together succinct introductions to
each biblical book, detailed explanatory annotations, and a wealth
of contextual and critical materials. Archaic words are explained,
textual problems are lucidly discussed, and stylistic features of
the original texts are highlighted.
For the New Testament and the Apocrypha, the introductions and
annotations by Austin Busch and Gerald Hammond provide necessary
historical and cultural background, while illuminating the
complexity of the original texts. Supporting materials are divided
into five sections. ?Historical Contexts? excerpts
Greek, Roman, and Jewish sources, such as Josephus, Philo, Tacitus,
Pliny, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Selections from Papias, Marcion,
and Valentinus, among others, provide insight into the diversity of
early Christianity. ?Exegesis? explores classic New
Testament commentary from Origen and Augustine to Strauss,
Nietzsche, Wrede, and Schweitzer, who focus on the Gospels?
vexing relationship to history. Essays by contemporary scholars and
critics complete the section by exemplifying a range of
interdisciplinary approaches to New Testament literature.
The New Testament?s powerful language and images have
inspired some of the finest poems in the English language. This
volume collects a wide selection of lyric poems, hymns and
spirituals, and epics, from the Dream of the Rood to works
by Countee Cullen, Eliz
ISBN: 9780393975079
Year: 2012
Publisher: W W Norton & Company
Pages: 1544
Description:
A stunning work of scholarship, the Norton Critical Edition of
The English Bible, King James Version, is the most
accessible edition available.
In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible,
these long-awaited volumes bring together succinct introductions to
each biblical book, detailed explanatory annotations, and a wealth
of contextual and critical materials. Archaic words are explained,
textual problems are lucidly discussed, and stylistic features of
the original texts are highlighted.
For the New Testament and the Apocrypha, the introductions and
annotations by Austin Busch and Gerald Hammond provide necessary
historical and cultural background, while illuminating the
complexity of the original texts. Supporting materials are divided
into five sections. ?Historical Contexts? excerpts
Greek, Roman, and Jewish sources, such as Josephus, Philo, Tacitus,
Pliny, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Selections from Papias, Marcion,
and Valentinus, among others, provide insight into the diversity of
early Christianity. ?Exegesis? explores classic New
Testament commentary from Origen and Augustine to Strauss,
Nietzsche, Wrede, and Schweitzer, who focus on the Gospels?
vexing relationship to history. Essays by contemporary scholars and
critics complete the section by exemplifying a range of
interdisciplinary approaches to New Testament literature.
The New Testament?s powerful language and images have
inspired some of the finest poems in the English language. This
volume collects a wide selection of lyric poems, hymns and
spirituals, and epics, from the Dream of the Rood to works
by Countee Cullen, Eliz