The Pre-Eminence of the Bible as a Book (Classic Reprint): Inaugural Address: Inaugural Address (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Understand how the Bible became the Book of Books—from ancient manuscripts to global translations and the twists of history that shaped its reach.

This study traces the external history of the Bible, focusing on its format, transmission, and the ways scholars and institutions have interacted with it over the centuries. It highlights how manuscript evidence, polyglot editions, and vernacular translations contributed to the Bible’s pre-eminence among world literature and religious thought, while also examining the forces that sought to regulate or suppress its circulation.

• Learn how early manuscripts, scripts, and illuminations reveal the Bible’s development across languages and regions.
• See the rise of major polyglot Bibles and the impact of translations on church life and scholarly study.
• Explore how censorship and printing shaped what people could read, and why the Bible’s history reads like a history of printing and scholarship.
• Discover the mix of devotional, scholarly, and cultural uses that helped the Bible spread to diverse societies.

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