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bible, genesis, translations
Wish I had an alien Bible
02.13.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsWill Shetterly is starting up his cool translation of Genesis again, and it has me thinking about what my ideal Bible translation would be like. I’d like a Bible that preserves the unique character of a collection of literature written in a number of ancient cultures that are now alien to us. I don’t want […]
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bible, genesis, slate.com
Rape, circumcision, massacre
Slate.com editor David Plotz is blogging the Bible. A “lax but well-educated Jew,” Plotz is reading Genesis himself for the first time, without the filter of rabbis or commentary. No more watered down Sunday School versions for him. He starts with the rape of Jacob’s daughter and the resulting massacre of a town by his […]
