Pocket Canons - Definition and Overview

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Pocket Canons are a series of small booklets that feature introductions by various authors along with the text of selected Books of the Bible. The Bible texts come from the Authorized Version. Canongate Books publishes the Pocket Canons in the UK. The US publisher of the Pocket Canons is Grove Atlantic Press.

Pocket Canons: Series 1

Book of the Bible	UK Introduction Writer	US Introduction Writer	ISBN (see note)
Genesis Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Genesis.htm)	Steven Rose	E. L. Doctorow	ISBN 0802136109
Exodus Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Exodus.htm)	David Grossman		ISBN 0802136117
Job Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Job.htm)	Louis de Bernières	Charles Frazier	ISBN 0802136125
Proverbs Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Proverbs.htm)	Charles Johnson		ISBN 0802136133
Song of Solomon Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Song.htm)	A. S. Byatt		ISBN 080213615X
Ecclesiastes Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Eccl.htm)	Doris Lessing		ISBN 0802136141
Matthew Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Matthew.htm)	A. N. Wilson	Francisco Goldman	ISBN 0802136168
Mark Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Mark.htm)	Nick Cave	Barry Hannah	ISBN 0802136176
Luke Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Luke.htm)	Richard Holloway, The Bishop of Edinburgh	Thomas Cahill	ISBN 0802136184
John Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/John.htm)	Blake Morrison	Darcey Steinke	ISBN 0802136192
Corinthians (I Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/1Cor.htm) and II Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/2Cor.htm))	Fay Weldon		ISBN 0802136206
Revelation Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Rev.htm)	Will Self	Kathleen Norris	ISBN 0802136214

Note: The ISBN's listed are the US editions of the Pocket Canons.

Pocket Canons: Series 2

Book of the Bible	Introduction Writer
Ruth Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Ruth.htm) and Esther Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Esther.htm)	Joanna Trollope
Samuel (I Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/1Sam.htm) and II Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/2Sam.htm))	Meir Shalev
Psalms Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Psalms.htm)	Bono
Isaiah Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Isaiah.htm)	Peter Ackroyd
Jonah Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Jonah.htm), Micah Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Micah.htm), and Nahum Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Nahum.htm)	Alasdair Gray
Wisdom Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Wisdom.htm)	Piers Paul Reed
Acts Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Acts.htm)	P. D. James
Romans Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Romans.htm)	Ruth Rendell
Hebrews Text (http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Hebrews.htm)	Karen Armstrong

External Links

Second Coming (http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/11/29/bible/)
The Gospel According to Stephen King? (http://www.purewords.org/kjb1611/html/sking.htm)
Canongate - The Pocket Canons (http://www.canongate.net/canons/cnp.taf)

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