{"product_id":"new-testament-kjv-everymans-library-9780375405501","title":"New Testament-KJV","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe King James Version of the Bible, first published in 1611, has been the favorite of English readers for centuries. \u003c\/b\u003eThis Everyman's Library edition of \u003ci\u003eThe New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e also contains \u003cb\u003eJohn Drury's clear, marvelously erudite, and richly detailed introduction. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite a plethora of new translations in the second half of the twentieth century, the King James Version of the Bible retains its power and appeal because \"it has the intrinsic value of a classic and is an enduring masterpiece.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrury outlines the fascinating history of this magisterial translation, marveling at the \"patient generosity\" with which the translators sifted through and distilled a century of previous scholarship. He points out that their work has endured not only because of the astonishing care they took to reflect faithfully the syntax of the original Hebrew and Greek-which enabled them to dispense with the densely entangled prose style that characterized English writing at the time-but also because of their concern to writers from Milton to Coleridge to George Eliot. From the doctrinal richness of the letters of St. Paul to those four masterpieces of storytelling, the Gospels, \u003ci\u003eThe New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e has served as a source of inspiration for centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo quote George Steiner on the centrality of the Bible: \"What you have in hand is not a book. It is the book. That, of course, is what 'Bible' means. It is the book which, not only in Western humanity, defines the concept of a text. All our other books, however different in matter or method, relate, be it indirectly, to this book of books...All other books are inhabited by the murmur of that distant source.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 037540550X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375405501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.37w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBible Version:\u003c\/b\u003e King James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Color:\u003c\/b\u003e White\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Material:\u003c\/b\u003e Cloth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBible Portion:\u003c\/b\u003e New Testament Only\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBible Type:\u003c\/b\u003e General Use","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45331708805375,"sku":"9780375405501","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4788608-91f5-4937-a25b-61d772cf6553.jpg?v=1713970682","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-testament-kjv-everymans-library-9780375405501","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}