Writ — Holy

First published in 1949, this is a celebrated collection of biblical retellings [1, 7].

: Shakespeare has been secretly consulted by Miles Smith, one of the translators for the King James Bible (Authorized Version), to help refine the English of certain passages [4]. holy writ

: It includes 15 retellings of Old and New Testament stories, such as the creation story, Noah's Ark, Moses, David and Goliath, and the birth of Jesus [2, 3]. First published in 1949, this is a celebrated

: The heart of the story focuses on the two playwrights working over verses from the Book of Isaiah, debating word choices to achieve the lyrical power found in the final version of the Bible [4, 12]. : The heart of the story focuses on

: Originally written for a missionary magazine called Daybreak , the stories are written in a simple, accessible style intended for both children and adults [3, 10, 31].

: You can find modern reprints of this classic on sites like Amazon and Books-A-Million [2, 33].

This short story features a fictionalized conversation in 1610 or 1611 between and Ben Jonson in the orchard of Shakespeare's home, New Place [4].