In Discordance with the Scriptures: American Protestant Battles Over Translating the BibleOxford University Press, 2002 - 238 pages The story of the translation of the Bible in America begins with the King James Version. In fact, many Americans thought of the KJV as the foundational text of the Republic, rather than a cultural inheritance from Anglican Britain. In the nineteenth century, however, as new editions of the Greek New Testament appeared, scholars increasingly recognized significant errors and inconsistencies in the KJV. This soon 1ed to the Bible revision movement, whose goal was the uniting of all English-speaking Protestants behind one new, improved version of the Bible. Ironically, as Peter Thuesen shows in this fascinating history, the revision movement in fact resulted in a vast proliferation of English scripture editions and an enduring polarization of American Christians over versions of Holy Writ. The recurrent controversies over Bible translations, he argues, tell us less about the linguistic issues dividing conservatives and liberals than about the theological assumptions they have long held in common. |
Contents
Sharper Than Any TwoEdged Sword The Bible in Modern American Protestantism | 3 |
History Hagiography and the Consecration of the English Bible | 17 |
Bible Revision and the LateNineteenthCentury Imagination | 41 |
A gallery of photos | 67 |
Liberal Protestants and the Making of the RSV Bible | 67 |
BibleBurning RedHunting and the Strange Specter of Unholy Scripture | 93 |
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