Nick Norelli has sent me the Hebrew-English New Covenant: Prophecy Edition which he recently offered as a prize for his caption contest. This handsomely bound volume features the King James Version and the Trinitarian Bible Society’s Hebrew New Testament, also based on the Textus Receptus. I should like to thank Doug Chaplin for forfeiting his [...]
When the English Bible Does Not Mean What It Says
The last line of my idiomatic rendering of Psalm 22 , “for as long as I live” (KJV: “forever”), seems to have attracted the most comments (not only online, but even over the phone!). A number of people have told me that they had a εὕρηκα (heurēka) moment of sorts when it hit them that [...]
Two Spanish Book Notices
I. I recently picked up a most interesting volume published by Broadman & Holman: the Biblia Peshitta en Español: Traducción de los Antiguos Manuscritos Arameos. Even though (contrary to the claim in the promotional material) this is not “the first formal attempt to translate th[e]se manuscripts into Spanish” (there exists an earlier 20th century Spanish [...]
Psalm 22 (23): A Poor Attempt at an Idiomatic Translation of the Church’s Text
Biblioblogdom is abuzz once again with talk of idiomatic and literary translations of Scripture, and this most recent round has been aptly summarized by ElShaddai Edwards. I don’t generally contribute to these discussions, but I recently remembered a translational exercise I undertook about a year ago in which I attempted to produce idiomatic English translations [...]
A (Nearly) Definitive Review of the Orthodox Study Bible
Our good friend Kevin Edgecomb offers a very insightful review of the complete Orthodox Study Bible in which he addresses important issues of translation, content and binding. If you’re looking for an honest look at this new volume untainted by the euphoria that the appearance of this new publication has caused in some circles, look [...]
The Best "Orthodox Blog" in Existence (and a Handful of Others)
In his most recent update to the excellent Orthodox Christian Information Center, webmaster Patrick Barnes noted:
“Ora et Labora. This is the best blog I’ve seen on Orthodox Christianity. The blogger, a Russian Orthodox clergyman who wishes to remain anonymous, posts frequently and with considerable insight and erudition.”
After only a few days of reading Ora et [...]
Highlights from the Blogroll… and Beyond
Nick Norelli is hosting on his blog the 2008 Trinity Blogging Summit, which features a number of excellent essays on this most important subject. (I’m delighted, of course, that it didn’t just become an outlet for pernicious perichoreting, in the end.) Both Mike Aubrey and myself had hoped to contribute to the 2008 TBS, but [...]
On the Great Perils of "Hyperdox" Pseudo-Intellectuality
Gabriel Sanchéz over at Going Along, in a stroke of genius and insight, has offered us this veritable gem:
A summary of the young, Orthodox “intellectual”: Everyone is guilty of prelest…1 but me.
Of course, it bears noting that such an attitude is not restricted to young would-be “intellectuals,” but may be equally observed in gray-haired, middle-aged [...]
Who’s Honoring Me Now
I. Let us start with the beginning: I have won a Lingy! This coveted award is handed out by Lingamish, also known as the Rev Mr Ker, annually on February 29. (Source: Lingapedia) Upon learning the glad (and altogether unexpected) tidings, my soul was filled with a melody, and I sang:
Lingy loves me, this I [...]
