The Bible An American Translation University Chicago Press 1931 2nd Impression

Description: Beautiful copy of vintage 1931 second impression The Bible An American Translation Old Testament and New Testament. Rare, and in this condition. Pre WW-II, Great Depression Era. Art Deco Lettering on black boards. Some shelf wear commensurate with age. See photos. "The rapid advance of learning in recent years in the fields of history, archaeology, and language has thrown new light upon every part of the Bible. At the same time our changing English speech has carried us farther and farther from the sixteenth-century diction in which all our standard version of it are clothed. Yet the great messages of the Old and New Testaments were never more necessary than in our present confused and hurried life. We have, therefore, sought to produce a new translation of them, based upon the assured results of modern study, and put in the familiar language of today. We do this in the hope that, through its use, the literary appreciation, the historical understanding, and the religious influence of the Bible may be furthered in our generation. We cannot do better in introducing this American translation to the public than to repeat some sentences from the noble Preface of the King James Version of 1611, which was the third Authorized Version, and the sixth revision of the English Bible, and is itself now being revised for the seventh "So, if we building upon their foundation that went before vs, and being holpen by their labours, doe endeavour to make that better which they left so good; no man, we are sure, hath cause to mislike vs; they, we persuade ourselves, if they were alive, would think vs. "For is the kingdom of God become words or syllables? Why should we be in bondage to them if we may be free...?" (from preface by J. M. Powis Smith and Edgar J. Goodspeed, from page v) A8

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