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Book of Psalms in Plain English
A Contemporary Reading of Tehillim
"I cannot imagine anyone seriously interested in prayer and in the constant use of Tehillim as a means to express our deepest yearnings who will not find this translation of great interest. For some, this translation will produce much rhetoric, but for others it will speak with the poetry of their selves. As such, it is worth serious consideration." --Rabbi Dr. David Ebner, Jewish Action Magazine
The ideas and emotions that make the book of Psalms such a powerful text for Judaism and Christianity alike are brilliantly captured in this deft translation by a scholar of Judaism. Aaron Lichtenstein offers the English translation in verse, just as the original Hebrew text is in poetry, in the various poetic modes required by the myriad moods and messages. Les mer
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The ideas and emotions that make the book of Psalms such a powerful text for Judaism and Christianity alike are brilliantly captured in this deft translation by a scholar of Judaism. Aaron Lichtenstein offers the English translation in verse, just as the original Hebrew text is in poetry, in the various poetic modes required by the myriad moods and messages. Readers will be moved by the inspiring words of the Psalms in this essential resource.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Urim Publications
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9789657108864
- Utgivelsesår
- 2007
- Format
- 22 x 15 cm
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"I cannot imagine anyone seriously interested in prayer and in the constant use of Tehillim as a means to express our deepest yearnings who will not find this translation of great interest. For some, this translation will produce much rhetoric, but for others it will speak with the poetry of their selves. As such, it is worth serious consideration." --Rabbi Dr. David Ebner, Jewish Action Magazine
"Aaron Lichtenstein has succeeded in producing a very fine readable version of Psalms." --Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin, The Jewish Eye
"( The Book of Psalms in Plain English) is a useful tool in capturing the essential meaning of the biblical psalms." --Dov Peretz Elkins, Jewish Media Review
"Lichtenstein's contemporary English verse translation of all 150 psalms tries to reach beyond the words to capture the mood, tone, and ideas of the psalmist. As he explains in a very brief preface, his intention is to convey insights... highlighting the interpretation instead of the words. [...]" --Irene K. Seff, AJL Newsletter
"[This] is a useful tool in capturing the essential meaning of the biblical psalms." -- Jewish Media Review
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