Jun
18
The Fox Translation
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You like language ? You enjoy the poetry of God’s Word as well as the content ? You are looking for an exceptional translation ? Plus you are interested in commentary ? Everett Fox’s translation of the first five books of Moses gives you all this. It is a wonderful translation that not only reads very well, but also provides insight in many ways. A bible worth buying indeed… It’s a pity that there aren’t more translations by Mr. Fox out there !
Jun
9
Luther Bible, 1545
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This 1545 Bible in Low German is Luther’s final revision of the High German Bible that he first published in 1534. It is one of only six known copies in the world.
Although Luther wrote voluminously, his Bible translation stands as his greatest and most influential achievement. Eighteen German translations had appeared earlier, but his superb translation gained instant popularity and has been kept in print down to the present day. Its vocabulary and style helped to stabilize the German language in the sixteen century.
“Luther gave Scripture a completely new status in theological thought and Church practice—asserting the sole authority of Scripture (sola scriptura) and the ability of the laity to read the Bible and distinguish between revealed truth and the distorted practice of the ‘Ancient Church’—and provided a new German version of the Bible that drew on the original texts with innovative freshness, thus ensuring that his translation enjoyed unprecedented fame.” (Stephan Füssel, 2003).
The pictured copy is open at Isaiah 1, where a woodcut depicts the Lord on his throne surrounded by seraphim.
