Philip Schaff

Anglo-American Bible Revision (1879)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Anglo-American Bible Revision is a book written by Philip Schaff and published in 1879. The book documents the collaborative effort of British and American scholars to revise the King James Version of the Bible. The project began in the 1870s and was completed in 1885. The revision aimed to update the language of the King James Version and to correct any errors or inaccuracies. The book provides an overview of the history of the project, the scholars involved, and the methodology used. It also includes examples of the changes made to the text. The Anglo-American Bible Revision was a significant achievement in the history of Bible translation and remains an important reference for scholars and students of the Bible.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 293g
• ISBN-13: 9781437481105
• ISBN-10: 1437481108
• Artikelnr.: 25911027

Autorenporträt

Philip Schaff (1819-1893), American theologian and church historian, was born in Chur, Switzerland on the fist of January, 1819. He was educated at the gymnasium of Stuttgart, and at the universities of Tuebingen, Halle, and Berlin, where he was successively influenced by Baur, Tholuck, and Neander. In 1843 he became Professor of Church History and Biblical Literature at the German Reformed Theological Seminary of Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. His inaugural address on The Principle of Protestantism, delivered in German at Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1844, and published in German with an English version by J. W. Nevin, was a pioneer work in the field of symbolics.