The Politics of the Revised Version.
Cover -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Sources -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Gladstone and the Revision of the Authorized Version -- Unity and Division over Bible Revision -- Beyond the Assessments of the Revised Version -- Language, Te...
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| Language: | English |
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London
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
England
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/ History 1870-1885
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible |
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Print version: Cadwallader, Alan: The Politics of the Revised Version. - London : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,c2018. - 9780567673466 |
| Summary: | Cover -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Sources -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Gladstone and the Revision of the Authorized Version -- Unity and Division over Bible Revision -- Beyond the Assessments of the Revised Version -- Language, Text and Identity -- Problematizing Traditional Theories of Translation -- An Outline -- Chapter 1 The Contested Place of the King James Version in the Nineteenth Century -- Finding the Basis of Authorization in England -- America and the Authorization of the King James Bible -- An Authorized Bible as Instrument of Unity -- Questioning the Authority of the Authorized Version -- Building Pressure for Revision -- The Search for New Foundations for Language -- Text and Translation as the Solution to the Crisis of Language -- Chapter 2 Planning and Countering a Revision -- John Wesley and Revision of the Authorized Version -- Herbert Marsh and the Revival of Calls for Revision -- Shifting the Ground for Revision -- The Mounting Campaign -- The Quest for Institutional Backing for Revision -- Laying the Foundational Rules for Revision -- Chapter 3 A Launch and a Near-Abort: The Westminster Scandal -- Wrangling in Convocation -- Observing the General Principles -- Building the Diversity of Revisers -- Exposing the Divisions in the Nation and in Thought -- Counting Numbers, Parties and Procedures -- An Inclusive Holy Communion -- The Response to a Unitarian at Holy Communion -- Turning the Westminster Scandal against the Revision -- The Attempt to Change the Rules of Revision -- Chapter 4 Conflicts Over Original Text and.Method -- The Textual Critics on the Revision Company -- The Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament in the Revision Company -- Making Decisions about the Greek Text for Revision. The Contribution of the Revision Company to the Westcott-Hort Greek Text -- The Revisers at Work on Text and Translation -- The 'Longer Ending' of Mark's Gospel -- The Revision as the Mark of the Shift in English Text-Critical Scholarship -- Chapter 5 Identity Formation in Engagement with the New Testament -- Cultivating Harmony as the Mark of the Revision Company -- The Development of Group Cohesion -- The Procedural Two-Thirds Rule and Cracks in Company Unity -- The Lord's Prayer and Caucusing for Change -- The Lord's Prayer and Disputes over Truth: The Unitarian's Position -- Baptists and the Issue of Water and the Spirit -- Chapter 6 Two Peoples Divided by a Common Language: The Americans -- Americans Troubled in the Work of Revision -- Revision and Nationhood -- Uncertainty about the Nature of American Involvement -- Organizing the Americans for the Revision -- Initial American Difficulties: The Episcopalians -- The Standing of American Suggestions for the English Revisers -- Advisers or Fellow Revisers: The Conflict of Harmony with Justice -- The Offence of the Revised Version Append -- Chapter 7 Time and Money: The Opening for the Presses -- Funding the Revision: The Recourse to Public Subscription -- Time Pressures on the Work of Revision -- The Interest from Publishing Houses -- The University Presses, Copyright and the Standing of the Americans -- The Contest between Moral and Commercial Claims -- The Presses' Ban on American Involvement -- Joseph Angus and the Americans -- Restoring and Further Disrupting Cooperation for Revision -- Chapter 8 The Aftermath -- The Flood before the Drought -- Marshalling against Leaks about the Revision -- The Failure of Anticipated Returns for the Revised Version -- The Conversion of the Revised Version to a Study Bible -- Marketing the New Bible -- The Americans and the Revised Version The Loss of a Common English Bible and Its Consequences -- The Significance of the Revised Version -- Appendix A The Members of the Two New Testament Revision Companies -- The Twenty-Nine Members of the English New Testament Revision Company -- The Nineteen Members of the American New Testament Revision Company -- Appendix B The Resolutions and Fundamental Rules for the Revision of the Authorised Version -- The Resolutions of the Joint Committee (the 'Permanent Committee') of the Convocation of Canterbury -- The Fundamental Resolutions and General Principles to Guide the Revision -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical References -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects |
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| ISBN: | 0567673472 |