Jeffrey Alan Miller Explained
Jeffrey Alan Miller is an American literary scholar. He is an associate professor of English at Montclair State University, specializing in the study of early modern literature, history, and theology, with a particular focus on the works of John Milton and his contemporaries.
In 2015, he discovered[1] [2] [3] [4] the earliest known draft of the King James Bible while researching at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
Awards
In 2018, he was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship[5] to support a full year of dedicated work to complete a book-length critical edition and study of the earliest known draft of part of the King James Bible. In 2019, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.[6] [7]
Notes and References
- News: Earliest Known Draft of King James Bible Is Found, Scholar Says. Jennifer. Schuessler. The New York Times . October 14, 2015. NYTimes.com.
- Web site: Fruit of good labours. TheTLS.
- News: Earliest known draft of King James Bible found in Cambridge. Harriet Sherwood Religion. correspondent. The Guardian . October 15, 2015. www.theguardian.com.
- Oldest King James Bible draft discovered: Did translators work alone?. October 15, 2015. Christian Science Monitor.
- Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Awards and Offers, December 2018 . . 2018 . National Endowment for the Humanities . June 15, 2023.
- Web site: Jeffrey Alan Miller - MacArthur Foundation. www.macfound.org.
- Web site: Meet this year's 26 MacArthur 'geniuses,' who each got $625,000 for changing the world. Ivan De. Luce. Business Insider.
