R.L. Vaughn
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Does anyone have any primary source (or reliable secondary source) information on what English translation of the Bible that the author of Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan, used? I have seen a couple of assertions stating he used the Geneva Bible, but just statements without citations. It would be great to find Bunyan actually saying, "I use the ... translation." Not expecting to find that, I hope maybe his writings might reveal something about this.
I found a copy of Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners on Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=W0hpAAAAcAAJ
I quickly checked a few random Bible verses mentioned and found they tend to follow the King James rather than Geneva. I say it that way, because sometimes they did not exactly match either one -- possibly suggesting Bunyan was writing them down from memory. However, this book is an Eighth Edition, printed in London by N. Ponder in 1693. That is a few years after Bunyan's death and could have the possibility of someone editing it after his death.
Anyway, I hope someone here might know something more about this topic.
Thanks!
I found a copy of Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners on Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=W0hpAAAAcAAJ
I quickly checked a few random Bible verses mentioned and found they tend to follow the King James rather than Geneva. I say it that way, because sometimes they did not exactly match either one -- possibly suggesting Bunyan was writing them down from memory. However, this book is an Eighth Edition, printed in London by N. Ponder in 1693. That is a few years after Bunyan's death and could have the possibility of someone editing it after his death.
Anyway, I hope someone here might know something more about this topic.
Thanks!