Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE VII
3. CONTENTS IX
4. CHAPTER I. THE SOURCES OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE 1
5. CHAPTER II. THE BACKGROUND OF THE OLD TESTAMENT 22
6. CHAPTER III. THE BACKGROUND OF THE NEW TESTAMENT 40
7. CHAPTER IV. POETIC FORMS IN THE BIBLE 70
8. CHAPTER V. THE USES AND SOURCES OF IMAGERY AND ALLUSION IN THE BIBLE 97
9. CHAPTER VI. BIBLICAL HISTORY 124
10. CHAPTER VII. BIBLICAL STORIES 157
11. CHAPTER VIII. THE PSALMS 180
12. CHAPTER IX. THE SONG OF SOLOMON 200
13. CHAPTER Χ. THE WISDOM BOOKS 210
14. CHAPTER XI. THE BOOK OF JOB 231
15. CHAPTER XII. PARABLES 268
16. CHAPTER XIII. PROPHETS 280
17. CHAPTER XIV. LETTERS AND HOMILIES 298
18. CHAPTER XV. APOCALYPSES 309
19. CHAPTER XVI. THE ENGLISH BIBLE IN MANUSCRIPT 323
20. CHAPTER XVII. THE PRINTED ENGLISH BIBLE 1525–1539 344
21. CHAPTER XVIII. THE ENGLISH VERSIONS 1539–1582 366
22. CHAPTER XIX. THE ENGLISH VERSIONS 1582–1611 377
23. CHAPTER XX. THE ENGLISH VERSIONS 1611–1881 391
24. CHAPTER XXI. MODERN REVISIONS OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE 1881–1917 410
25. BIBLIOGRAPHY 429
26. INDEX 437