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    Despite a plethora of new translations in the second half of the twentieth century, the King James Version retains its power and appeal because "it has the intrinsic value of a classic and is an enduring masterpiece."Drury outlines the fascinating history of this magisterial translation, marveling at the "patient generosity" with which the translators sifted through and distilled a century of previous scholarship. He points out that their work has endured not only because of the astonishing care they took to reflect faithfully the syntax of the original Hebrew and Greek–which enabled them to dispense with the densely entangled prose style that characterized English writing at the time–but also because of their concern to writers from Milton to Coleridge to George Eliot. From the doctrinal richness of the letters of St. Paul to those four masterpieces of storytelling, the Gospels, The New Testament has served as a source of inspiration for centuries.To quote George Steiner on the centrality of the Bible: "What you have in hand is not a book. It is the book. That, of course, is what 'Bible' means. It is the book which, not only in Western humanity, defines the concept of a text. All our other books, however different in matter or method, relate, be it indirectly, to this book of books…All other books are inhabited by the murmur of that distant source."

    Beth presents many points of view, allowing women to decide for themselves when the interpretation varies among scholars. She teaches that God is as specific about what He does reveal as He is about what He does not reveal.

    

    

    You meet the son of Pushkar Temple's chief priest. You meet a Bible-burning student activist. You meet a popular Bollywood actor. You meet a successful management professional. You meet a politician and Member of the Indian Parliament.Then he meets his Creator.And you meet a humble servant of the Lord, Dharm Prakash.Being in a society filled with religious and gods, young Dharm began to question the very meaning of his existence. His insatiable curiosity led him to a deper quest - Who is God? And how does one find Him? Dharm was on a mission. He had to find God, wherever He was. In its course, he got married to a girl who used to appear in his dreams time after time. Their marriage though was far from dreamy. For thirteen long years, Dharm beat up Asha, his wife. Till one fine afternoon, when everything changed...In "MY ENCOUNTER WITH TRUTH" together with Babu K. Verghese, Pandit Dharma Prakash narrates the story of his exciting life. Dr. Babu K. Verghese, a professional journalist and historian is a Mumbai based Media Consultant. He has authored "Leharikum Appuram" ("Beyond Addiction" in Malayalam) and co-authored "Burnt Alive", the story of the martyred missionary Graham Staines and his sons. His doctoral thesis (Linguistics) is on the Historical Development of Indian Languages and Literature.