Prior to today's publication, there was a limited amount of translations in English available. The two most recent were the Orthodox Study Bible used the NKJV as a base text and altered the text where the Greek differed from the Hebrew. The NETS translation did the same except using the NRSV.
This is the first translation that I am aware of that directly translates the Greek text since the Lancelot Brenton's translation in the 19th century.
The Lexham English Septuaginta (LES) has only the Old Testament. As far as I am aware, only the Orthodox Study Bible (OSB) has both the New and Old Testaments Septuagint together. Unlike the OSB, the Lexham English Septuaginta contains the book of Enoch, Odes of Solomon, and 4 Macabbees.
Another project, the Eastern/ Greek Orthodox Bible (EOB) is still ongoing. It has published the New Testament back in 2011 based off the Patriarchal Text of 1904. It is supposedly in the process of translating the Septuagint for a complete bible but there hasn't been any updates in a long time.
If you want your Septuagint and New Testament under the same cover, the Orthodox study bible is the only game in town. I am personally not the biggest fan because I don't find the NKJV to ne that readable, but you may find it suits your needs.
Septuagint refers only to the Old Testament. The New Testament of the Greek Church is the Majority Text last revised in 1904 by Constantinople known as the Patriarchal text.
Since most of the NT writings, when citing the Old Testament, use the Septuagint (Greek) translation of the Hebrew text, it would be most helpful to have this English translation, if,indeed, it be a good and accurate one.
Is the Prophetologion being translated also by Fr. Cleenewerck? I know the finished EOB has been a long time coming. Also in the Byzantine Catholic Church in America, how much freedom is there for a parish to use the EOB. My understanding it is only the NAB 1970?
Our Gospel and Epistle Book use the 1970 NAB, but I know of no mandate to use only it. I have seen Archbishops Raya’s Gospel and Epistle Books (Confraternity Version) used as well as RSV published by Antiochians and NKJV published by the Greeks and Holoviaks. I see no problem with the EOB versions.
With the blessing of Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia and Bishop John Michael Botean, I am pleased to announced a 3-book project of scripture jointly published by the Society of St John Chrysostom, the Orientale Lumen Foundation and Eastern Christian Publications that include:
Book of Apostolic Readings: Epistles for the Divine Liturgy – the texts of daily epistle readings for the liturgical year according to the Byzantine Typicon (~300 pages) Book of Prophetic Readings: Old Testament Readings for Vespers – the texts for Sundays, Feasts and for saints according to the Byzantine Typicon (~400 pages) Book of Thematic Readings: Old Testament Readings Relating to the Sunday Gospels – a brand new collection of Old Testament readings for Great Vespers which match the theme of the Sunday Gospel or Feast, including the corresponding Gospel text (~200 pages) See the attached flier for more details. You can order by mail or online here:
Hello, is the RSV used in these publication contain the original Thou, Thee and similar pronouns or has it been updated? And is the Old Testament amended to the Greek Reading of the text?
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