The Gospels: A new translation, by Sarah Ruden

Author: Sarah Ruden. Review by Simon Webb.

'Ruden, whose Gospels are dedicated ‘To the Quakers’, insists that her approach is influenced by her Quakerism.' | Photo: Book cover of The Gospels: A new translation, by Sarah Ruden

Online searches for ‘Quaker Bible’ tend to find Anthony Purver, who spent thirty years translating both Testaments. He struggled to find a publisher until the Quaker physician John Fothergill bought the copyright and published it in 1764. It was not a success.

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