Jerusalem Bible

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Some more interesting comparisons of JB and NJB, from actual books:

Choosing a Bible Translation, by John Pilch
“Anyone comparing the New Jerusalem Bible with its predecessor will immediately see the improvements. The introductions and footnotes are quite obviously different and have been updated with scholarly insights gained since 1973. In the biblical text itself, paraphrase has been more rigorously avoided, and a commendable effort to avoid the inbuilt sexism of the English language has greatly improved the translation. Even so, it has retained the impressive poetic character of the 1966 English translation.”
books.google.com/books?id=vZZXBTJAxSkC&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=%2B%22new+jerusalem+bible%22+%2Bjb+%2BWansbrough&source=bl&ots=wVKO0a2UQ_&sig=Tk9yKfdmcdMiQ3uumOAdWzRelks&hl=en&ei=cqZ4S-qbFoGyswOqleDLCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCAQ6AEwBzgU#v=onepage&q=%2B%22new%20jerusalem%20bible%22%20%2Bjb%20%2BWansbrough&f=false

An Introductory Bibliography for the Study of Scripture, by Joseph Fitzmyer
“The New Jerusalem Bible…is the successor to The Jerusalem Bible (ed. A. Jones, 1966), which retained the excellent notes of the one-volume French SBJ (189), but the translation of the biblical text itself in the JB, often quite readable, was at times miserable; most of the Pauline letters were a paraphrase rather than a translation, and crucial phrases were often badly rendered (e.g., 1 Cor 7:2; Luke 1:34)”
books.google.com/books?id=tHQnZHhKtdIC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=%2B%22new+jerusalem+bible%22+%2Bjb+%2BWansbrough&source=bl&ots=Pfy74icupb&sig=EJRgelaSccoi1TizaSvSRyWfWx8&hl=en&ei=_6h4S5CAKYvisQPptPDKCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAYQ6AEwADg8#v=onepage&q=%2B%22new%20jerusalem%20bible%22%20%2Bjb%20%2BWansbrough&f=false

The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation, by Peter France
“Jerusalem Bible (1966), a new Catholic translation based on the French Bible de Jerusalem: stylistically elegant, and widely used by Protestant readers. A New Jerusalem Bible (1985), following a new edition of the Bible de Jerusalem in 1973, is the work of Henry Wansbrough, with an even more readable style than its predecessor, and making significant steps toward inclusive language”
books.google.com/books?id=Zlcg29QYnqMC&pg=PA165&lpg=PA165&dq=%2B%22new+jerusalem+bible%22+%2Bjb+%2BWansbrough&source=bl&ots=tHgUmK7-vQ&sig=RLLBWUaZNR2FoGBkvhx3QvTasx4&hl=en&ei=Nql4S-P-DpPwsQOS4o29Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAkQ6AEwAThk#v=onepage&q=%2B%22new%20jerusalem%20bible%22%20%2Bjb%20%2BWansbrough&f=false

Sigh. Like Paul, I feel “tossed one way and another and carried along by every wind of doctrine” (or perhaps that should be “tossed one way and another, and carried hither and thither by every new gust of teaching”).
 
SacredHeartFan said:
I LOVE the Jerusalem Bible!!! It is the most accurate English translation comming from the oldest hebrew, aramic, and greek sources. It’s not like the NAB or DR or RSV that were translated from the Latin Vulgate. Mother Angelica uses it in her T.V. shows on EWTN. Who else likes the Jerusalem Bible?
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Hello, can I read the Jerusalem bible online???

thanks
 
SacredHeartFan said:
all languages are difficult to translate because the English language is so limited.
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LOL, why do you say the English language is so limited? You realize it has the largest vocabulary of any language in the world, and though it’s not as pretty as the Italian or Spanish, it has an incredible simplicity and flexibility. 😉
 
JonathanAquino said:
Some more interesting comparisons of JB and NJB, from actual books:

Choosing a Bible Translation, by John Pilch
“Anyone comparing the New Jerusalem Bible with its predecessor will immediately see the improvements. The introductions and footnotes are quite obviously different and have been updated with scholarly insights gained since 1973. In the biblical text itself, paraphrase has been more rigorously avoided, and a commendable effort to avoid the inbuilt sexism of the English language has greatly improved the translation. Even so, it has retained the impressive poetic character of the 1966 English translation.”
books.google.com/books?id=vZZXBTJAxSkC&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=%2B%22new+jerusalem+bible%22+%2Bjb+%2BWansbrough&source=bl&ots=wVKO0a2UQ_&sig=Tk9yKfdmcdMiQ3uumOAdWzRelks&hl=en&ei=cqZ4S-qbFoGyswOqleDLCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCAQ6AEwBzgU#v=onepage&q=%2B%22new%20jerusalem%20bible%22%20%2Bjb%20%2BWansbrough&f=false

Hi,

I might be off, but I do not understand how John Pilch can conclude that the English Language has inbuilt sexism… do you understand what he is talking about?

Maran atha!

Angel
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Hi Everyone,

I have used the French Bible de Jérusalem since it came out in the 1950’s. This bible became a model for all translations because it combined closeness to the original with high literary value and readability. The first edition also contained footnotes, including thematic ones, that reflected scholarship of a rare perfection.

For these reasons, it has sprouted translations in other languages that did not necessarily achieve all these qualities, except of course, for the footnotes. The original English version was accused of being too close to the French. Although it was done from the Hebrew and Greek; it is quite possible that the translators were unduly influenced by the French. The New Jerusalem Bible, on the other hand, has been accused of being too free. It certainly has departed from the original philosophy of sticking close to the original, while seeking literary quality.

There has also been a New Jerusalem Bible in French, which I also have… It does not have the footnotes, but I still have my old BJ. The new one has relatively few changes.

If you do not have the talent, the time or the courage to become Hebrew and Greek scholars, brush up on your French
and buy La Bible de Jéruslem. It is the closest you will ever get to the original while enjoying a very readable and high quality text.

Les Éditions du Cerf has very generously put the entire text of this bible at your disposal. See
biblia-cerf.com/bj.php

Verbum
 
Marlow said:
LOL, why do you say the English language is so limited? You realize it has the largest vocabulary of any language in the world, and though it’s not as pretty as the Italian or Spanish, it has an incredible simplicity and flexibility. 😉
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I would have to agree with you. When i was learning French i was amazed at how constricted you are compared to English. However, French does come in handy for the Bible de Jérusalem
 
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