The New Testament In Modern English
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
At a time when the ancient scriptures felt increasingly remote from everyday life, J. B. Phillips undertook a monumental labour of love — rendering the full text of the New Testament into the vivid, conversational English of the mid-twentieth century, making the words of the apostles and evangelists feel as urgent and alive as a letter just opened. Phillips does not merely translate; he reconstructs the emotional and rhetorical force of the original Greek, so that Paul's epistles ring with passionate argument, the Gospels shimmer with narrative immediacy, and the Book of Revelation crackles with apocalyptic power. Published under the prestigious London imprint of Geoffrey Bles, this landmark edition was completed and released as a single volume in 1958, having first appeared in celebrated instalments beginning with Letters to Young Churches in 1947. Phillips's achievement is significant not only as a work of biblical scholarship but as a masterpiece of English prose craftsmanship, one that earned the admiration of C. S. Lewis, who wrote a glowing preface to the earlier epistles edition. The translation strips away the archaic grandeur of the King James tradition without sacrificing reverence or theological depth, offering instead a text that is bracingly direct and deeply humane. For scholars, believers, and curious readers alike, this edition remains a defining document in the history of sacred literature in translation — one that continues to challenge every assumption about what holy scripture can sound like in a modern voice.
Author: J. B. Phillips
Format: Paperback
Published: 1960, Geoffrey Bles
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
At a time when the ancient scriptures felt increasingly remote from everyday life, J. B. Phillips undertook a monumental labour of love — rendering the full text of the New Testament into the vivid, conversational English of the mid-twentieth century, making the words of the apostles and evangelists feel as urgent and alive as a letter just opened. Phillips does not merely translate; he reconstructs the emotional and rhetorical force of the original Greek, so that Paul's epistles ring with passionate argument, the Gospels shimmer with narrative immediacy, and the Book of Revelation crackles with apocalyptic power. Published under the prestigious London imprint of Geoffrey Bles, this landmark edition was completed and released as a single volume in 1958, having first appeared in celebrated instalments beginning with Letters to Young Churches in 1947. Phillips's achievement is significant not only as a work of biblical scholarship but as a masterpiece of English prose craftsmanship, one that earned the admiration of C. S. Lewis, who wrote a glowing preface to the earlier epistles edition. The translation strips away the archaic grandeur of the King James tradition without sacrificing reverence or theological depth, offering instead a text that is bracingly direct and deeply humane. For scholars, believers, and curious readers alike, this edition remains a defining document in the history of sacred literature in translation — one that continues to challenge every assumption about what holy scripture can sound like in a modern voice.