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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> | |||
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*''[[The Book of Jonah]]'' | *''[[The Book of Jonah]]'' |
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The Jerusalem Bible | |
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Author | Edited by Alexander Jones |
Publisher | London: Darton, Longman & Todd |
Released | 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]
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- ↑ An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography at Tolkienbooks (accessed 6 December 2010)