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The 1873 Cambridge Paragraph Bible, Forerunner to the RV. Part II

There are very few things that have undermined the foundations of English speaking culture more radically and effectively than the publishing of the Revised Version of the English Bible and then labeling it the Authorized Version for its first decade. I am paraphrasing Victor Hugo, but he said that England had two great books, Shakespeare and the Bible. “England made Shakespeare, but the the bible made England.” By the mid 1800s the King James Bible was accepted as the de facto word of God by almost all common people. In the mind and heart of God it was the chief reason to bless the expansion of their empire. Wherever the Union Jack was raised sturdy missionaries followed and brought th0 views0 comments1 like. Post not marked as liked1Dr. John M. Asquith

• May 8, 2017
• 2 min

The 1873 Cambridge Paragraph Bible, Forerunner to the RV. Part I

It seems strange to introduce the 5th purification of the King James Bible as a forerunner to the Revised Version of 1888. The 1873 Cambridge Paragraph Bible has earned both distinctions. Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener was commissioned by the Cambridge Press to take another look at the King James Bible and to root out those remaining errors that had evaded editors over the years. However he was at the same time among those scholars who would overthrow the King James Bible by the introduction of Westcott and Hort’s new Greek text and the Revised Version of the English Bible. His work accomplished two things. He found and rooted out errors such as the word “fleeth” in Nahum 3:16 which h0 views0 comments3 likes. Post not marked as liked3Dr. John M. Asquith

• Mar 14, 2017
• 4 min

The 1638 Cambridge Bible

One of the great and notable improvements made in this version was the use of italics. Italics are an added burden to a printer. Not only does the printer need to correctly spell each word but he has to print certain words in italics. One of the tasks involved with printing is proof reading. The first page printed from a tray of letters should be carefully scrutinized to make sure that every word was correct. Normally this was a fairly straight forward operation in which the proof reader would read a page and make sure that every word on the page was in its proper place and spelled properly. As long as the reader could coherently read the verse and as long as it read like the original c0 views0 comments3 likes. Post not marked as liked3