Book of Jonah - Tolkien's 'Translation'??? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Hookbill the Goomba · 05-20-2009, 03:15 PM

I'm interested in this book. Even if it is based on the French version. I've tried my hand at translating Hebrew and would like to pick it up again at some point. Comparing my version to this would be a neat excuse.

Although I've seen and sold many copies of the New Jerusalem Bible in the bookshop I work in, I've never actually read it. I'm curious how close it follows the poetry of the Hebrew, heck, even the King James has some good poetry. We did have someone ask about the old Jerusalem Bible, we found a second hand copy for about £50.

I wonder if I can convince my boss to stock this book...

05-20-2009, 03:15 PM	#5
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	I'm interested in this book. Even if it is based on the French version. I've tried my hand at translating Hebrew and would like to pick it up again at some point. Comparing my version to this would be a neat excuse. Although I've seen and sold many copies of the New Jerusalem Bible in the bookshop I work in, I've never actually read it. I'm curious how close it follows the poetry of the Hebrew, heck, even the King James has some good poetry. We did have someone ask about the old Jerusalem Bible, we found a second hand copy for about £50. I wonder if I can convince my boss to stock this book... __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...