The murderous history of Bible translations : power, conflict and the quest for meaning / Harry Freedman.
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TextPublisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2016Description: 248 pages ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781632866011
- 1632866013
- 9781472921673
- 1472921674
- 220.4Â 23
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | Fort Scott Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Fort Scott Public Library | Adult Books | 220.4 Free (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 35326000387959 | ||
| Book | Iola Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Iola Public Library | Adult Books | 220.4 Freedman, Harry (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34311002624949 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index.
Before the violence. The legacy of Alexandria ; A wandering Aramean ; Old words, new tongues ; The sublime Bible -- The violence begins. Medieval conflict ; The murder of Tyndale ; Confound their strife ; King James's Bible -- Enlightenment. A new role ; The early American Bible ; The quest for meaning ; Reworking the Bible ; The future for the translated Bible.
Offers an examination of the often violent history of the numerous translations of the Bible, delving into religious conflicts that have at their base Bible translation and the struggle for authority and orthodoxy.
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