Holy Writ Site

: 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].

: 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].

: 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].