The New Testament, Translated from the Original Greek, with Chronological Arrangement of the Sacred Books, and Improved Divisions of Chapters and Verses

by Leicester Ambrose Sawyer

Publisher:

Walker, Wise, & Company

, 1861

Overview

Sawyer's English translation of the New Testament is based on Tischendorf's Greek New Testament. The Preface states that the translation is "a strict literal rendering," aiming "to express the original with the utmost clearness, force, and precision. It adopts a thoroughly modern style, except for the prayers, and makes freely whatever changes are necessary for this purpose."

Product Details

• Title: The New Testament, Translated from the Original Greek, with Chronological Arrangement of the Sacred Books, and Improved Divisions of Chapters and Verses
• Author: Leicester Ambrose Sawyer
• Edition: Revised and Improved
• Publisher: Walker, Wise, & Company
• Print Publication Date: 1861
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. › English
• Resource ID: LLS:NTORIGGRKSAWYER
• Resource Type: Bible
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-02-26T22:32:56Z

About Leicester Ambrose Sawyer

Leicester Ambrose Sawyer (1807–1898) studied theology at Princeton and was ordained in the Presbyterian ministry in 1832, but later joined the Congregational Church, and then the Unitarian. He was the author of numerous works, including Organic Christianity, A Dissertation on Servitude, Critical Exposition of Baptism, Daniel: With Its Apocryphal Additions, and The Elements of Biblical Interpretation.