English Versions of the Bible — by Very Rev. Hugh Pope, O.P. — 1952

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Full title: English Versions of the Bible by Very Rev. Hugh Pope, O.P. Revised and amplified by Rev. Sebastian Bullough, O.P. Published in St. Louis, MO by B. Herder Book Co. in 1952. 787pp.

This volume traces the history of English Bible translations, from early Anglo-Saxon glosses to the Authorized Version of 1611 and beyond.

Originally written by Father Hugh Pope, the manuscript was revised and expanded after his death in 1946 to include modern editions and lesser-known private versions. 

It includes a comprehensive account of both Catholic and non-Catholic translations, bibliographic notes, and detailed context in the evolution of the English Bible.

About the Author

Henry Vincent Pope, better known as Fr. Hugh Pope, was an English Dominican biblical scholar, Professor of New Testament Exegesis at the Pontificium Collegium Internationale Angelicum, the future Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome.

Size: 6.5" x 9.5"

Book shows discoloration to spine and light soiling to covers. Binding is firm. Previous owner's bookplate appears on front pastedown. Pages are clean and without markings

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