Encourages and equips those in authority to master self-leadership principles and realize their full leadership potential.
#154816 in Books 2001-10-01 2001-10-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.25 x .46 x 5.50l; .65 #File Name: 0801022827200 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good readingBy RioLionInteresting and from a different prospective than what I have seen in other books on the subject. Metzger states that the KJV of the Bible is really a revision of the older Bishop's bible and he is probably correct despite the fact that the translators made use of the Greek and Hebrew manuscripts available. KJV Onlyists fail to understand that and that the KJV is a product of the Anglican church; whose doctrines and practices they detest.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Surprisingly enjoyable reading; though packed with scholarly infoBy R. Gregory CapaldiniI was thrilled to get such an affordable copy of this book. It's a valuable reference tool on the story of how the Hebrew and Greek originals of the Judeo-Christian scriptures went through an enormous number of translations. Some of these were necessary in the light of new sources and improved scholarship; and some were simply an effort to reach people in the language style of their own time; sometimes as a paraphrase. I rarely felt this book got too involved in obscure academic issues; and yet it provides many useful facts and some priceless copies quotations from lesser-known translations. For example; this "Prodigal Son" excerpt from 18th-century England made me laugh out loud: "One day the younger approached his father; and begged him in the most importunate and soothing terms to make a partition of his effects.... The indulgent father; overcome by these blandishments; immediately divided all his fortunes..." Oh; those upper-crusty parables!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Recommended bookBy E J EllistonA useful text to understand Bible translation by a well known author.
