general, resumed and finished in London, 1539. Description of

the volume; the title-page, and frontispiece designed by Hol-

bein. Contents of the volume. The injunctions of 1538, and

royal declaration. Account of its reception. The nature of the

version. Helps used by Coverdale. Account of the early edi-

tions. Collation of the version with the Hebrew, Vulgate, Lu-

ther, Zürich, Matthew, Coverdale, and Münster, and in a second

example with these and Pagninus. The influence of Münster

and the Zürich. Textual comparisons of different editions. The

influence of Erasmus. Coverdale the editor of the Great Bible.

Cranmer's Prologue. Cranmer's Bible. Merits and demerits.

Objectionable additions. The Prayer Book Psalter taken from

this version. Synoptical comparison of renderings of the Psalms

in the Prayer Book and the Authorized Version. Later editions

of the Great Bible. Extract from The Supplication of the Poor

Commons to the King. The pecuniary interest of Grafton in the

production of this Bible.

CHAPTER IX.

THE ENGLISH BIBLE DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF

HENRY VIII., AND UNDER THE REIGNS OF

EDWARD VI. AND MARY.

Convocation of 1542. Gardyner's proposals. Act for the Advance-

ment of true Religion. The injunctions of Edward VI. Edi-

tions of the Bible and New Testament published in his reign.

Mary's translation of Erasmus' paraphrase on John. Leo Judæ's

paraphrase on the Revelation. Sir John Cheke; specimens of

his English, and extracts from his version. Account of Mary's

hostility to the reading of the Scriptures in the vernacular.

CHAPTER X.

THE GENEVAN BIBLE.

The exiles at Geneva. Their labors. The New Testament of 1557.
Title and description of the volume. Examples, collated and
annotated, illustrating its relation to Tyndale's version. The
Genevan Bible. Description of the edition of 1560. The
Breeches Bible. The Dedication and Address to the Christian
Reader. The popularity of the version. Helps used by the
translators. Collations of the text of the Great Bible and the

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Genevan, and of the same versions and the French of 1556 and

1588. Collation illustrating changes in different editions and re.

visions of the Genevan Bible. The influence of Beza. Supple-

mentary clauses. Peculiarities of the version illustrated. The

marginal notes. The first Bible printed in Scotland a reprint of

the Genevan edition of 1561. Collation of the New Testaments

of 1557 and 1560. Examples with annotations. Account of

sundry matters furnished after the New Testament. Specimens

of the Arguments before the books.

CHAPTER XI.

THE BISHOPS' BIBLE.

Origin of the version. Archbishop Parker's Observations respected

of the Translators. His perplexity concerning the translators.

List of the revisers. The archbishop's letter to the queen upon

the completion of the work. Account of editions. The Bible

described. Classification of the books of the Bible as legal, his.

torical, sapiential, and prophetic. The order of the books.

The preface. Quality of the translation. Helps used. Influence

of the Genevan and other versions. Lawrence's list of errors in

the renderings of the New Testament. Example, and Colla-

tions. Specimens of literalness and expansion. Marginal notes.

The Apocrypha. Broughton's critique; specimens of his stric-

tures. Collations with other versions, and notes. The use of

the Vulgate in the Apocrypha. Example from double version

of the Psalms in edition of 1572. The controversy of Martin

and Fulke illustrated.

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CHAPTER XII.

THE RHEMES NEW TESTAMENT AND DOUAY BIBLE.

Account of the translators. The New Testament of 1582. Title
Extracts from the preface. Examples of characteristic render-
ings. Its dependence on Wiclif. Specimens. Redeeming fea-
tures. Illustrations. Animus of the notes. Controversy be-
tween Martin and Fulke. The Old Testament of 1610. Title.
Preface. Collation of two infallible versions of the Vulgate.
Origin of the text of the Douay Bible. Examples from the ver-
sion, and specimens of the notes. Literature on the version.
Anecdote of Mary, queen of Scots. The relation of different R.

C. versions to the Authorized Version. Collation exhibiting

the differences in the text of R. C. editions of the Bible. Ac-

count of R. C. versions. Caryl's Psalms. Nary's New Testa

ment. Witham's New Testament. Troy's Bible. Geddes'

Bible. Murray's Bible. Lingard's Gospels. Kenrick's Ver-

sion. Ward's Errata.

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CHAPTER XIII.

THE AUTHORIZED VERSION.

Historical notice of its origin. Order agreed upon for translating

the Bible, with biographical notices of the translators. Set of

instructions. Information respecting the version drawn from the

preface, from Selden, and the account of the delegates to the

Synod of Dort. Title of the edition of 1611. No evidence of its

having been authorized. Preliminary matter. Account of vari-

ous editions. Errata. The Cambridge Paragraph Bible. Amer-

ican editions. The italic type. Collation illustrating its use.

Authorized and unauthorized matter contained in the volume.

Examples of alternative renderings. Parallel references; their

number, and arithmetical statement of the contents of the Au-

thorized Version. Punctuation. Chapter headings. Origin of

chronological dates. Examination of the work done by the sev-

eral companies of translators. Illustrations. Examples with

analysis. Collation showing the demerits of the Apocrypha.

Felicitous renderings. The same Greek word expressed by dif-

ferent English words. The preponderance of Saxon words.

Estimate of the version by Selden, Walton, Lowth, British Critic,

Middleton, White, Whittaker, Doddridge, Taylor, Geddes,

Beattie, Clarke, and Newman. Critical apparatus used by the

translators. The nature of their Greek text. Collation of A. V.,

the Vulgate, and Tremellius, and of A. V., the Vulgate, and

Beza. Nature and origin of the improvements introduced into

the version. The versions of Cassiodoro de Reyna, Usque, and

Diodati, examples of their influence on the Authorized Version.

Critical examination of six longer passages. Classified lists of

alleged blemishes, imperfections, infelicities and archaisms re-

maining in the version and necessitating revision, with proposed

corrections. Survey of attempted revision in chronological order

by Broughton; Ainsworth; Canne; Fox; Beausobre and L'En-

fant; Mace; Simon; Whiston; Purver; Wynne; Doddridge; Har

wood; Lowth; Blayney; G. Campbell; Wakefield; Newcome,

Scarlett; Macrae; Evanson; Thomson; Socinian New Testa-

ment; Bellamy; Campbell-Doddridge-MacKnight; Alex. Camp-

bell; Nourse; Coit; Dickinson; Webster; Penn; Lee; Norton;

Sawyer; Wellbeloved-Smith-Porter; Five Clergymen; Heinfel

ter; Bagster; Baptist version; Alford; Noyes; Tischendorf; Da-

vidson; McClellan; Julia E. Smith; Cheyne-Driver-Clarke-Good..

win; Gotch-Davies-Jacob-Green; Taylor; Rotherham.

CHAPTER XIV.

THE ANGLO-AMERICAN REVISION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT;

OR, THE WESTMINSTER VERSION.

Lightfoot's Sermon. Parliamentary action in 1653. John Row's

Proposal. Additional Literature on the subject. Reference to

American writers. Controversy on the merits of the Revised

New Testament. History of the present Revision drawn from

official documents. Lists of the Revisers with notes. Appear-

ance of the New Testament. Title. Contents. The Preface.

The Greek text used. Illustrations. Nature of the altera-

tions made, with critical estimate of them. Classification of

changes introduced, with examples. Language. More changes

desired by the American revisers. Treatment of proper names.

The marginal notes. Italics. Paragraphs. Metrical arrange-

ment. Punctuation. Illustrative collation. The omission of

Summaries of contents, chapter headings, and parallel refer-

ences. Adverse criticism. Renderings less felicitous than those

of the Authorized Version. Compromise and concession. Ex-

amples of shortcomings. The Appendix. Classes of passages

preferred by the American Committee. Specimens. Collation

of three representative passages with notes. Estimate of the

version. Conclusion.

CHAPTER XV.

ANGLO-AMERICAN REVISION COMPLETED.

Edition of 1885. Title.

Preface. Hebrew Text. Papyri.

Various Readings and Marginal Notes. Massoretic Notes.

Particular Words. Archaisms. Paragraphs. Italics. Proper

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Names.

American Co-operation.

Appendix. Classes.

Specified Passages. Revised Version with References, 1898.

Revised Version with References and the American Preferences

embodied in the Text, 1898. Preface. Titles. Examples.

American Standard Edition, 1901. Titles. Preface. Reasons

for publication. Changes. Uniformity. Recessions from the

Appendix. Other changes. Different Renderings. Refer-

ences and Headings. Collation of Isaiah lx. in the three

Versions. Examples. The Apocrypha. Title. The Books.

Preface. Committees. Dates. Proper Names. The Re-

vision. Extent. Quality. Examples. Various Readings

and Marginal Notes. Omissions. Concluding remarks and

Estimate

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