Wide as the Waters: the story of the English Bible and the Revolution it Inspired Hardcover - 2001

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. In their elegant but often overlooked Preface to the King James Bible, the translators asserted, "Translation it is that openeth the window, to let in the light; that breaketh the shell, that we may eat the kernel; that putteth aside the curtain, that we may look into the most holy place; that removeth the cover of the well, that we may come by the water." Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. A fine and accessible social history and literary analysis of the coming to canonical status of the King James Version of the Old and New Testaments, eventually, by examination of prior versions. The Table of Contents shows: PART I: THE WORLD OF BIBLE TRANSLATION BEFORE THE KING JAMES VERSION: 1.) The story of the King James Bible by Alister McGrath -- 2.) The legacy of the King James Bible by Benson Bobrick -- 3.) Preparing the way : traditions of translation before the King James Bible by Lynne Long -- 4.) The textual sources of the King James Bible by John R. Kohlenberger III ------ * PART II: THE MAKING OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE: 5.) The Hampton Court Conference by A. Kenneth Curtis -- 6.) Rediscovering the preface and notes to the original King James Version by Barclay M. Newman and Charles Houser -- 7.) The King James Bible editions: their character and revision history by Jack Lewis ------ * PART III: THE WORLD OF BIBLE TRANSLATIONS AFTER THE KING JAMES VERSION: 8.) The King James Bible and Jewish Bible translations by Leonard J. Greenspoon -- 9.) The KJV's influence on African Americans and their churches by Cheryl J. Sanders -- 10.) Bible translation as intercultural, historical enterprise by Lamin Sanneh -- 11.) Habitual music: the King James Bible and English literature by David Lyle Jeffrey -- 12.) A critique of the King James only movement by James R. White. . . . . . . . . . . Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [1], 11-379 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.