This book explores how saints, scholars, and interpreters from antiquity to the present have produced translations of the Bible in the language of their time, while maintaining the truth of the original text. It analyzes the challenges they faced, from minor textual errors to differences in style and thought between the early and more recent writings.

By examining multiple versions alongside ancient Hebrew and Greek sources, John Barton traces the migration of biblical words and ideas across language boundaries, shedding light on their original meanings as well as the ways they have been rephrased.

The book reveals the central text of our culture anew – as it was written and as we know it.

• Pages: 320
• Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm