A History of the Bible as LiteratureCambridge University Press, 1993 - 868 pages |
Contents
The early eighteenth century and the KJB I | 1 |
The critical rise of the KJB | 94 |
Romantics and the Bible | 136 |
Samuel Taylor Coleridge | 153 |
Literary discussion to midVictorian times | 176 |
The Revised Version | 218 |
The Bible as literature | 262 |
The later reputation of the KJB | 301 |
modern preoccupations | 349 |
This spiritual treasure in earthenearthenwareclay | 400 |
Appendix | 437 |
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Other editions - View all
A History of the Bible as Literature: Volume 1, From Antiquity to 1700 David Norton No preview available - 2004 |
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