This translation, presented in modern literary form, wasedited by Richard G. Moulton, a professor of literary theory and interpretationat the University of Chicago. It is based on the EnglishRevised Version.

When we look into our ordinary versions, we cannot seethe lyrics, epics, dramas, essays, sonnets, and treatises as in other greatliteratures of the world. Instead, we see a monotonous uniformity of numberedsentences, more suggestive of an itemized legal instrument than literature.

The most ancient manuscripts could not distinguish verseand prose. In prose, they make no distinctions of sentences and paragraphs.In verse, they make no distinctions of meter. In drama, they do not discriminatespeeches nor suggest the names of speakers. Many do not make divisionsof words. The scribes, rabbis, and medieval doctors who have intervenedbetween the authors and us can be described as commentators. These preservedthe words of Scripture, but they did not consider the literary character.The purpose of this translation is to give assistance in meeting this difficulty.The spirit of this work is bounded by the idea of literature. Within thecovers of this volume, if it be adequately used, is the material of a liberaleducation.

The order of the books is not the same as for theKing James Version. At the back are two sections, anintroduction and a collection of notes, for each book.

Macmillan Company (1923)

[Tyndale House, Cambridge, UnitedKingdom]

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Sabbaths and Sundown
Scripture Inspired by God
The Seventy Weeks of Daniel 9
The Sides of the Court of the Tabernacle
The Song of Solomon
Those Who Work Iniquity
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