Status
Available
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Publication
Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1990 [c1985].
Description
Contains the complete text of the Regular Edition, with condensed notes and introductions. Easy-to-read two column format, with a Theological Glossary containing two hundred key words and concepts. Perfect for the casual reader. From the Trade Paperback edition.
User reviews
LibraryThing member maryh10000
Yup. I've read it. Twice. So no, you're not going to surprise me if you quote the controversial bits.
LibraryThing member MeditationesMartini
I like this Bible! Quite a lot of history/context/footnoting considering it's primarily devotional and not scholarly in orientation, and the language is elevated without being anachronistic or unclear. And, in keeping with the enlightened spirit of the mid-twentieth-century Church when it was
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produced, they use the name Yahweh rather than the LORD (this has since been rolled back at the behest of Pope Benedict XV). There's a lot to like here and it's a good go-to Bible for when you don't care to get into Robert Alter territory. Show Less
Language
Original publication date
1985
Physical description
xv, 2108 p.; 25 cm
ISBN
0385142641 / 9780385142649
Local notes
Number of copies: 1
Now translated directly from the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts, this new version is a monumental achievement of the latest in scholarship, and reflects the research, study, and translation of the past two decades.
Now translated directly from the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts, this new version is a monumental achievement of the latest in scholarship, and reflects the research, study, and translation of the past two decades.