The shadow of a great rock a literary appreciation of the King James Bible

Examines the King James translation of the Bible, comparing it with other translations and noting its superiority over previous editions, and highlights the influences of the King James Bible in literature from the Romantic era to today.

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Main Author: Bloom, Harold
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011.
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500 |a Includes index. 
505 0 |a The bible as literature -- The Hebrew Bible. The Five Books of Moses. Genesis ; Exodus ; Numbers ; Deuteronomy ; Four heroines. Deborah (Judges 5) ; Ruth ; Esther ; Judith ; David (1 and 2 Samuel to 1 Kings 2) ; The Prophets. Elijah and Elisha (1 Kings 17 to 2 Kings) ; Isaiah ; Jeremiah ; Ezekiel ; Daniel ; Hosea ; Amos; Jonah ; Micah ; Psalms 1 ; Psalms 2 ; Proverbs ; Job ; Ecclesiastes ; The Song of Songs -- The Apocrypha. The Hidden Books ; Esdras ; Tobit ; The Wisdom of Solomon ; Ecclesiasticus : the Wisdom of Ben Sira ; The history of Susanna -- The Greek New Testament. The literary merit of the Greek New Testament ; Mark ; John ; The writings of Paul. Romans ; 1 Corinthians ; 2 Corinthians ; Galatians ; Hebrews ; James ; Revelation. 
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