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Title: Wide As the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired by Benson Bobrick ISBN: 0-14-200059-0 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: February, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: WHETHER YOU ACCEPT THE BIBLE OR NOT, A GREAT BOOK
Comment: Whether you believe the Bible or not, Wide As the Waters is a fascinating study of the history of a book that changed the world as we know it today.
Not an overtly religious book, this study provides a unbiased look at the historical events that swirled in England as the Bible was introduced there in English and shows how the Bible and debates regarding it and its origins helped shape views regarding modern ethics, politics and law.
Don't let the subject be a deterrent. Wide as the Waters is well written and a concise, fast and enjoyable read. Regardless of your personal beliefs, this book will provide a better understanding of the modern world and the impact that these times had on it.
Rating: 4
Summary: more than just the story of the KJB
Comment: I know that more recent books have been published on the same subject, but I'm not sure if they give quite as much history on the King James Bible. "God's Secretaries" came out recently, but I believe that is focused on the writing of the KJB itself, while "Wide as the Waters" goes back to give the history of the Greek and Latin translations and, most interestingly, Wycliffe's translations and the persecutions of his followers. Just a great retelling of an interesting story.
Rating: 4
Summary: Outstanding View of History's Most Influential Book
Comment: Bobrick tells his story of the English Bible from a different perspective than most. While many are simply telling how this great translation came to be, and what events led up to it's publication, Bobrick goes on to tell what impact the vernacular Bible had on the world, tracing it's influence to the American Revolution and beyond.
Bobrick does not limit himself to the King James Bible; as the title indicates, he is telling the story of the Bible translated into English. Fittingly, he starts with John Wycliffe and the Lollards in England. Without these men and their insistance on teaching and preaching in the common language, rather than the Latin of the Church, a vernacular Bible -- in any language -- would have never come to pass.
William Tyndale comes next, with his full English translation -- the first full English translation made. Bobrick shows the dedication that this man had to the Word of God, as he fled his homeland rather than stop his translation efforts. Tyndale's translation work inspired many to follow in his footsteps.
Bobrick also makes sure to include people like Miles Coverdale, people who were responsible for English translations before the King James. Many people have forgotten that the KJV is NOT the first English Bible, or even the first that was authorized by the King. Bobrick makes sure that the people responsible for these versions do not go unrecognized.
Bobrick then makes the connection between the vernacular Bible and the American Revolution. This may make readers scrath their heads, but Bobrick presents his case well, as befits a historian whose primary field is the American Revolution era.
This book, paired with Alistair McGrath's In The Beginning, presents an outstanding resoure on the history of English language Bibles. My only problem with Bobrick's work is the tedious footnoting method that is used. I am hopeful that future editions change this to the more standard system of notation.
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Title: In the Beginning : The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language,and a Culture by Alister McGrath ISBN: 0385722168 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 19 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: God's Secretaries : The Making of the King James Bible by Adam Nicolson ISBN: 0060185163 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Tyndale's New Testament by William Tyndale, David Daniell ISBN: 0300065809 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: February, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: William Tyndale: A Biography by David Daniell ISBN: 0300068808 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution by Benson Bobrick ISBN: 0140275002 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: July, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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