The Speaker’s Bible
The Speaker’s Bible by James Hastings, published by Baker Books in 1979, is a concise work comprising 18 pages. This edition aims to preserve significant aspects of modern biblical interpretation, focusing on the thought conveyed rather than the specific expressions used. While the original expressions are often retained when deemed worthy, the text has undergone considerable condensation, re-arrangement, and re-writing to enhance clarity and understanding.
Readers will find that The Speaker’s Bible presents a thoughtful approach to biblical commentary, emphasizing the importance of scholarship alongside essential Christian faith. The work includes published sermons, which are indexed for reference, allowing readers to explore various interpretations within the context of religion and biblical studies. This edition serves as a resource for those interested in deepening their understanding of biblical texts through a modern lens.
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The aim of The Speaker’s Bible is to preserve all that is worth preserving of the modern interpretation of the Bible. It is the thought rather than the expression which is retained, though the expression has not been rejected when it seemed worthy. So much, however, has been done in the way of condensing, re-arranging, re-writing, adding to and illustrating, that the sources have not as a rule been given. But so far as these are published sermons, they will be found in the Index to Modern Sermons which accompanies each volume. Written by James Hastings, whose many labors grew out of a twofold conviction: the importance of scholarship and its compatibility with essential Christian faith.
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