There is “one English book and one only, where … perfect plainness of speech is allied with perfect nobleness; and that book is the Bible,” cultural critic Matthew Arnold said in one of his three 1860 lectures at Oxford University on the challenges of translating Homer. He described the English translation of the Bible, which culminated in the King James Version in 1611, as an achievement comparable to Homer’s Iliad, and praised it as a “master-piece.”
Last week, former President Donald Trump sought to improve on perfection. “Let’s Make America Pray Again,” he posted on his social media platform. “As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless The USA Bible.”
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