The Bible in English
John Wycliffe and William Tyndale
Published on 19. May 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-7618-1116-9 (ISBN)
Description
How did the Bible get translated into English and made available to English-speaking people? The Bible in English tells the dramatic story of these events, and of the human costs involved. In this concise yet thorough study, John Long answers the above questions, exploring the lives and deaths of John Wycliffe and William Tyndale and explaining their roles in translating the Latin Vulgate and the New Testament, respectively. Long discusses the Roman Catholic Church's resistance to translation of the scriptures from Latin into English and other languages, and he shows which parts of Tyndale's translation endured to appear in the King James, Revised Standard, American Standard, New American Standards, New King James, and other translations of the Bible in English. This easy-to-read, comprehensive book is a fascinating study of a dramatic time in the Bible's history.
Reviews / Votes
...Long's humility is admirable. -- . * Bible Editions and Versions * This is an instructive book. . . * Concordia Theological Quarterly *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
311 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-1116-9 (9780761811169)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
John D. Long is Arthur M. Weimer Professor Emeritus of Business Administration at the School of Business, Indiana University.