The Early Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: The Schocken Bible, Volume II
by Dr Everett Fox
Publishing date November 2014
Volume 1 of the Fox's Schocken Bible is already n Logos - The Five Books of Moses
The Volume 1 is AMAZING, so...
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I received the second volume the Schocken Bible this week in dead tree format.
The book is beautifully bound, beige with a gold imprinted title and single blue ribbon book mark.
It is a wonderfully readable text that faithfully and uniquely conveys the Hebrew Scriptures in a way that emphasizes “their aural quality” – how it was heard by listeners.In the preface Everett Fox explains his translation philosophy: “Published works give an impression of finality, but in truth there is no end point for the translator, either in concept or in execution—only the ongoing attempt to draw nearer to the source. And like the experience of the performer on the stage or in the concert hall, the translator's perception of the source alters with time. It is only natural that I have made changes in my work over the years, from certain aspects of the overall approach to the rendering of individual words and phrases. The publication of this book gives me the opportunity to briefly explain some of them.
I remain convinced that the best way to translate biblical texts is to try to reflect their aural quality. Whatever the Bible's origins, it is clear that most writing in antiquity was read aloud, and so to experience the Bible in its spokenness is a vital way to draw nearer to it. … My translation, therefore, aims to highlight features of the Hebrew text that are not always visible or audible to Western audiences.”Everett’s work will be treasured and placed alongside only a few unique modern translations. He balances the fine line between readability and literalness, clarifying and illuminating the text in ways that the common literal translations do not.
This weeks lesson is Joshua 7. Here is a portion of the text in his translation.
Joshua 7:7-127 Yehoshua said:Alas, YHWH God,why did you bring this people across, yes across the Jordan to give us into the hand of the Amorite, to have us perish?Would that we had resolved that we should stay across the Jordan!8 Please, O my Lord,what can I say after Israel has turned the back-of-its-neck to its enemies?9 When the Canaanites hear, along with all the settled-folk of the land,they will reverse course against us and cut off our name from the earth—10 YHWH said to Yehoshua:Arise; now why are you fallen on your face?11 Israel has sinned: yes,they have crossed my covenant that I commanded them,yes, they have taken from the devoted-things,yes, they have stolen,yes, they have liedyes, they have put it among their vessels!12 So the Children of Israel will not be able to rise before their enemies;the back-of-the-neck they will turn to their enemies, for they have become liable-to-destruction—I will not continue to be with you if you do not wipe out the devoted-things from your midst!
This is a must have book for FaithLife/Logos!
Yes please!
Bump!
And can we also get in all of Robert Alter's translations/commentaries?
I'd jump on this in a second if it was added.
