The Bible Word-Book: A Glossary of Archaic Words and Phrases in the Authorised Version of the Bible and Book of Common Prayer

by William Aldis Wright and Jonathan Eastwood

Book Overview

William Aldis Wright (1831-1914) was a literary and biblical scholar who served first as Librarian, then Bursar, at Trinity College, Cambridge, and as secretary to the Old Testament Revision Company, published widely on Shakespeare, and was an expert in both Hebrew and sixteenth-century English. This fully updated second edition of a work begun by Jonathan Eastwood (1824-1864) was first published in 1884. It draws on Wright's extensive experience...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108024645
• ISBN13: 9781108024648
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 698 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"