Remarks Upon The Critical Principles - Softcover

Richard Laurence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461566613 ISBN 13: 9780461566611

Publisher: HardPress, 2020

Synopsis

Remarks Upon The Critical Principles and The Practical Application Of Those Principles Adopted By Writers Who Have At Various Periods Recommended A New Translation Of The Bible As Expedient And Necessary by Richard Laurence presents a historical critique of proposals to translate or revise the English Bible. The work surveys a succession of arguments from the Cromwell era onward, detailing efforts and writings by figures such as Robert Gell, Pilkington, Lowth, Kennicott, Blayney, Newcome, Geddes, Horsley, and S. Greenaway, among others. Laurence assesses whether a new translation should be undertaken under public authority, arguing that the existing Authorized Version rests on a venerable textual tradition (the Masoretic Hebrew text) and that proposed emendations are often imprudent or unwarranted. The text discusses the role of textual criticism, the reliability of manuscripts and ancient versions, the function of vowels and accents in preserving sense, and the complexities of aligning philology with faithful doctrine. Ultimately, Laurence advocates prudence, contending that the present English Bible remains a superior and stable standard rather than a candidate for wholesale replacement.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461566613
• ISBN 13: 9780461566611
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170