Call number
220.5207 JER
Status
Available
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Other editions
The Jerusalem Bible by Alexander Jones (Paper Book)
Pages
2064
Description
A contemporary version of the Bible based on the French Bible de Jerusalem.
Local notes
REFERENCE: DO NOT REMOVE FROM THE LIBRARY; Kept in the box due to flexible cover
Publication
Doubleday & Company, Inc. (1966) 2064 pages
Original publication date
1966
ISBN
0232481865 / 9780232481860
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User reviews
LibraryThing member astherest
My understanding is that when this translation was done, Catholic Biblical scholars were still under canon law which told them how to translate certain passages, no matter what new knowledge and more recently discovered manuscripts might say. So I wouldn't use this translation if I was going for
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accuracy. However, if you want the Psalms to sing and you want to call the Hebrew God by his name, this is the Bible for you. Show Less