The English Bible and the Seventeenth-Century Revolution
by Christopher Hill
On This Page
Description
The translation of the Bible into English in the 16th century was one of the most important events in English history. Previously, the sacred text had been accessible only to a tiny minority, now anybody could read or listen to it.Tags
Recommendations
Member Reviews
This is an unfair review of the book "The English Bible and the 17th-century Revolution" by Christopher Hill. I only read about 10% of the book, containing the first chapter and part of the second chapter. I'm presuming the rest of the book will be the same.
The writing was pretty dry and I struggled to keep my attention focused on the book. Some days I couldn't even read a page before putting it down. More important, though, was the author's assumption the reader is well-educated in 17th-century British history. There were names of many people I'd never heard of, so I didn't know their religious or political views and how they're interrelated. I quickly got lost and confused trying to read the book.
This book is clearly intended for show more people who have extensive knowledge of 17th-century Britain and its religious and political views. For that select group of people (perhaps graduate students in history and professional historians), I could see this books contains a treasure trove of information, and it would probably be rated 4-5 stars. For a person without that historical knowledge, this book will be confusing and tedious. show less
The writing was pretty dry and I struggled to keep my attention focused on the book. Some days I couldn't even read a page before putting it down. More important, though, was the author's assumption the reader is well-educated in 17th-century British history. There were names of many people I'd never heard of, so I didn't know their religious or political views and how they're interrelated. I quickly got lost and confused trying to read the book.
This book is clearly intended for show more people who have extensive knowledge of 17th-century Britain and its religious and political views. For that select group of people (perhaps graduate students in history and professional historians), I could see this books contains a treasure trove of information, and it would probably be rated 4-5 stars. For a person without that historical knowledge, this book will be confusing and tedious. show less
INDEX OF BIBLICAL PERSONS AND PLACES; INDEX OF PERSONS AND PLACES
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
40+ Works 4,725 Members
Christopher Hill was born John Edward Christopher Hill in York, England on February 6, 1912. He attended Balliol College, Oxford University and later became the master of the college from 1965 until his retirement in 1978. In 1940, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, before becoming a major in the show more intelligence corps in the Foreign Office from 1943 until the end of World War II. He was a Marxist historian whose work examined the role of economic factors in the events of 17th-century England. His works included The English Revolution 1640, Intellectual Origins of the English Revolution, God's Englishman, Reformation to Industrial Revolution, AntiChrist in 17th-Century England, Milton and the English Revolution, The World of the Muggletonians, The Experience of Defeat, and Liberty Against the Law. He died on February 23, 2003 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Common Knowledge
- Alternate titles
- The English Bible and the 17th-century Revolution
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 226
- Popularity
- 143,624
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.03)
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 2
