Addresses on the Revised Version of Holy Scripture

In the late nineteenth century, a revolution in biblical scholarship produced the Revised Version of Holy Scripture a translation that aimed to restore accuracy where the King James Version had aged into ambiguity. This volume collects addresses delivered by Bishop C. J. Ellicott at the Archdeaconry of Cirencester, arguing passionately for the Revised Version's adoption in public worship. Ellicott was no radical; as a prominent churchman, he understood the weight of tradition and the resistance such a change would provoke. Yet he believed the church could no longer ignore a decade of scholarly advancement simply for the comfort of familiar phrasing. The work stands as a fascinating artifact of Victorian religious debate, capturing the tensions between fidelity to scripture and the demands of honest interpretation. For readers interested in church history, Bible translation debates, or the evolution of English religious practice, these addresses offer a window into a pivotal moment when the foundations of biblical interpretation were being quietly reshaped.