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The Bible: Authorized King James Version Summary

The Bible: Authorized King James Version by Robert Carroll (Professor of Hebrew Bible and Semantic Studies, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Semantic Studies, University of Glasgow)

The Bible is the most important book in the history of Western civilization, and also the most difficult to interpret. It has been the vehicle of continual conflict, with every interpretation reflecting passionately-held views that have affected not merely religion, but politics, art, and even science. This unique edition offers an exciting new approach to the most influential of all English biblical texts - the Authorized King James Version, complete with the Apocrypha. Its wide-ranging Introduction and the substantial notes to each book of the Bible guide the reader through the labyrinth of literary, textual, and theological issues, using the most up-to-date scholarship to demonstrate how and why the Bible has affected the literature, art and general culture of the English-speaking world. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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The World's Classics Bible [is] a quite extraordinary success. It is learned but entirely accessible, full of fascinating information ... and executed with great skill and enthusiasm * Frank Kermode *
[The editors] seem to have read everything ... and their commentary consistently illuminates everything it touches upon, from the meaning of single words to the largest issues ... A magnificent achievement * Gabriel Josipovici *

About Robert Carroll (Professor of Hebrew Bible and Semantic Studies, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Semantic Studies, University of Glasgow)

Robert Carroll has taught Semitic languages and the Hebrew/English Bible for 30 years at Glasgow University, where he is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Semitic Studies. Stephen Prickett has held the Chair of English at the Australian National University in Canberra, and has taught at Sussex and Minnesota Universities and Smith College, Massachusetts. He is currently Regius Professor of English Literature at Glasgow University.

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NGR9780199535941
9780199535941
0199535949
The Bible: Authorized King James Version by Robert Carroll (Professor of Hebrew Bible and Semantic Studies, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Semantic Studies, University of Glasgow)
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Oxford University Press
20080417
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