Author Description

This new series, "The Bible in American Culture," offers a comprehensive overview of how the Bible of the synagogue and church has influenced and shaped almost every aspect of American life. This volume, edited by Ernest S. Frerichs, presents the following essays: "The Bible as Printed Word" by John Alden ~ "Bible Translation by Committees" by Keith R. Crim ~ "Bible Translation by American Individuals" by Harold P. Scanlin ~ "Jewish Bible Scholarship and Translations in the United States" by Jonathan D. Sarna and Nahum M. Sarna ~ "American Catholic Translations of the Bible" by Gerald P. Fogarty, S.J. ~ "Thomas Jefferson's Bible" by F. Forrester Church ~ "The Sacred Literature of the Latter-Day Saints" by Kent P. Jackson ~ and "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Robert Peel.