One of the exciting aims of the King James Bible Trust is to
re-introduce this historic text to a generation who no longer even recognise
its echoes in the books they read and the culture they live in.
Andrew Motion and others have argued that not to be familiar with
the Bible impoverishes people’s comprehension and enjoyment of art, music and
literature. But where to begin – especially in a culture of ‘now’, of instant
access demands by time poor users, where there is seemingly no leisure to get
to grips with a stimulating, but challenging text like the King James Bible?
Well, for starters, you can read as much or as little of this
profound book as you chose on your i-phone (or similar), where it is presented
in a handy to read format at m.crossref-it.info/bible. With a parallel modern
translation from Today’s New International Version (TNIV) you can enjoy the
majesty of the Jacobean text alongside its modern interpretation.
Many people are not quite sure how to even approach the Biblefor vibes. What kind of a text is it? In fact it is a whole collection of
different styles of writing which has inspired authors and artists ever since.
Anyone studying, or teaching, literature for examination needs to be aware of
its impact, whilst leisure readers will just find they get so much more out of
each text when they make the connections.
How? Well, a handy (free) resource has been developed at
www.crossref-it.info. There you will find that everything you need to make
sense of the biblical and other cultural allusions which run through the
English literary canon:
Handy pop-ups throughout the site explain religious, classical
and literary terms
Under Browse A – Z are databases of well-known phrases, literary
titles, stories and themes from the Bible
Whenever the texts covered on site allude to it, the verses from
the KJB (parallelled by the TNIV) are available at a click
The Impact of the Bible section contains information about the
cultural influence of the Bible, whilst Investigating the Bible explains how it
came into being and can be made sense of.
As the King James Bible Trust makes clear, the Bible is the text
which provides continuity throughout English literature. It links the world
which has shaped Attwood, Heaney and Shaffer, as well as that of Hardy, Shelley
and Shakespeare. It is a profound, poetic text in its own right, having shaped
a mindset that has formed the backbone of British culture.
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