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Alexander Campbell and His New Version by Cecil K. Thomas is based upon a dissertation presented to the faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Theology by the author.  Thomas reviews the production by Alexander Campbell of a new translation the first of which debuted in 1826.  Altogether there were six editions of this version.  However, Campbell did not do the translation work on this version.  Campbell did the translation work on the book of Acts for the American Bible Union.  A small preliminary edition of the whole New Testament was issued by the American Bible Union in 1864.  A Family and Pulpit Edition of the New Testament, finally revised, was issued as the Second Edition is 1866. After reviewing details of the publication of Campbell’s New Version, Thomas reveals the principles behind the translation and revision work of Campbell.  Thomas shows Campbell’s understanding of inspiration.  He also gives Campbell’s rules for interpretation of the Scriptures.  This book provides good information about Campbell’s viewpoints on some crucial aspects of translating and understanding God’s Word.  I have posted a review of this book on my Book Reviews page.