02732nam 2200589 a 450 991079123790332120230721012257.01-280-69810-197866136750640-8093-8672-01-4416-4598-5(CKB)2560000000012865(EBL)1354514(OCoLC)613206303(SSID)ssj0000422135(PQKBManifestationID)11282587(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422135(PQKBWorkID)10417615(PQKB)10166112(MiAaPQ)EBC1354514(MdBmJHUP)muse5332(Au-PeEL)EBL1354514(CaPaEBR)ebr10555642(CaONFJC)MIL367506(EXLCZ)99256000000001286520090205d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLincoln's Gettysburg address[electronic resource] echoes of the Bible and Book of Common Prayer /A.E. ElmoreCarbondale Southern Illinois University Pressc20091 online resource (282 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8093-2951-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-257) and index.The forgotten Bible -- Lincoln's knowledge of Bible and Prayer Book -- Birth and rebirth -- Fitting and proper -- Consecrate, dedicate, hallow -- O brave new words -- "Under God"--aforethought or afterthought? -- Controversial proposition -- The essence of Lincoln's style -- The heart of the message.While it has long been determined that Abraham Lincoln's writings were influenced by the King James Bible, until now no full-length study has shown the precise ways in which the Gettysburg Address uses its specific language. Refuting the view that the address was crafted with traditional classical references, this revealing investigation provides a new way to think about the speech and the man who wrote it. A. E. Elmore offers chapter and verse evidence from the Bible as well as specific examples from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer to illustrate how Lincoln borrowed from thesChristianity and politicsUnited StatesHistory19th centuryPolitical cultureUnited StatesHistory19th centuryChristianity and politicsHistoryPolitical cultureHistory973.7092Elmore A. E.1938-1472628MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791237903321Lincoln's Gettysburg address3685484UNINA