A Textual History of the King James Bible
"David Norton's A Textual History of the King James Bible is now the definitive study of the processes which gave us today's most influential book.  His scholarship cannot be bettered.  Norton shows the gaps in the story of the making of the text, the faults in the first printings, and all the many changes up to the establishment of the current text in 1769.  Over half his weighty volume is given to eight appendices of comprehensive listings of errors and changes, and their causes.  In the face of centuries of highly coloured myths, his dogged and committed analytic detail is greatly to be welcomed.  He, and CUP, are to be congratulated."     David Daniell, University College, London"Unlike other recently published works on the King James Version, which have colorfully narrated the achievements of major translators and transmitters of English Bibles, Nortonas books concentrates on the text itself, which has been subjected to huge numbers of changes, both intentional and accidental, over the past almost 400 years.  Norton has a fine eye for telling detail.  Nortonas volume admirably succeeds in achieving its stated goals.  Highly recommended."     CHOICE"...his lucid and careful discussion of teh issues involved is worth the price of the book, which should be required reading for any first-time editor of an early modern text." - Debora Shuger, University of California"This work is well organized and user-friendly given its complex subject matter." - David Norton"...the book should be in the library of every educational institution, and in public libraries.  It will be of interest to scholars and students who are interested in the true history of the King James Bible and the current state of its text." - James D. Price, Temple Baptist Seminary, Chattanooga, TN