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'''''The Jerusalem Bible''''' is a translation of the Old Testament of the Bible, with | '''''The Jerusalem Bible''''' is a Roman Catholic translation of the Old Testament of the Bible. Its sources were the original Hebrew and Greek texts, with some contribution from later Greek and Latin translations. | ||
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] was among its contributors, as translator and lexicographer. The extent of Tolkien's contribution to the translation of this book is uncertain, but he is thought to have worked on the book of Jonah, and possibly the book of Job as well.<ref>''An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography'' at [http://www.tolkienbooks.net/ Tolkienbooks] (accessed 6 December 2010)</ref> | |||
In [[Letter 294 ]] to Charlotte and Denis Plimmer Tolkien stated: | |||
''Naming me among the 'principal collaborators' was an undeserved courtesy on the part of the editor of theJerusalem Bible. I was consulted on one or two points of style, and criticized some contributions of others. I was originally assigned a large amount of text to translate, but after doing some necessary preliminary work I was obliged to resign owing to pressure of other work, and only completed 'Jonah', one of the shortest books''. | |||
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*''[[The Book of Jonah]]'' | *''[[The Book of Jonah]]'' | ||
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* [http://www.bible-researcher.com/jerusalem-bible.html Jerusalem Bible] | * [http://www.bible-researcher.com/jerusalem-bible.html Jerusalem Bible] | ||
* [http://www.newman.org.uk/upload/Jerusalem%20bible%20A%20Crowther.pdf The Jerusalem Bible and the role of the Newman Association] | |||
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Revision as of 14:59, 21 September 2014
| The Jerusalem Bible | |
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| Author | Edited by Alexander Jones |
| Publisher | London: Darton, Longman & Todd |
| Released | 4 July 1966 |
| Format | Hardback in dustwrapper |
| ISBN | 0809243539 |
The Jerusalem Bible is a Roman Catholic translation of the Old Testament of the Bible. Its sources were the original Hebrew and Greek texts, with some contribution from later Greek and Latin translations.
J.R.R. Tolkien was among its contributors, as translator and lexicographer. The extent of Tolkien's contribution to the translation of this book is uncertain, but he is thought to have worked on the book of Jonah, and possibly the book of Job as well.[1]
In Letter 294 to Charlotte and Denis Plimmer Tolkien stated:
Naming me among the 'principal collaborators' was an undeserved courtesy on the part of the editor of theJerusalem Bible. I was consulted on one or two points of style, and criticized some contributions of others. I was originally assigned a large amount of text to translate, but after doing some necessary preliminary work I was obliged to resign owing to pressure of other work, and only completed 'Jonah', one of the shortest books.
See also
External links
- Jerusalem Bible at Wikipedia
- Jerusalem Bible
- The Jerusalem Bible and the role of the Newman Association
References
- ↑ An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography at Tolkienbooks (accessed 6 December 2010)
