A Dictionary of the English Bible and Its Origins

This dictionary aims to bring knowledge of Biblical scholarship to non‐specialist readers and to provide a basic reference work for students embarking on courses in Biblical Studies. It covers two main areas, the history of Bible translation into the English language and, as background to this, the wider field of Biblical scholarship. The author is a Baptist minister, also a writer and lecturer, and Chaplain Emeritus at the University of Sussex. Coming from a tradition of liberal nonconformity he is very aware of church members, perhaps from a more conservative theological tradition than this own, who have developed an interest...