Orthodox Bible Coming in Feb
2008?
06/06/2007 13:26 Filed in:
Faith &
Reason
Over at
Sword
in the Fire, Theron Mathis has posts (
here and
here) regarding a possible February, 2008,
release date for the Orthodox Study Bible. The New Testament
edition of the OSB has been out for a while, but the
Old Testament project is a
much bigger deal as it will represent the first complete
translation of the Septuagint into English in well over a century
and a half. The NT is based on the NKJV as the Eastern Orthodox
Church recognizes the
Textus Receptus as an authoritative
NT text. The final OSB will be the first major complete Bible
translation in English for Eastern Orthodox believers. The Bible
will also have appeal to other Christians interested in patristic
studies.
Theron himself worked on part of the OT project, specifically in
translating segments of 1 & 2 Samuel, all the way back in 1999.
The interesting twist (to me) is that at the time, Theron was a
recent graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (where
he learned biblical Greek), but also a new convert to the Orthodox
Church. Now that the OSB project is nearing its end Theron says he
more excited about its release than the new Harry Potter
novel.
I would hope so... 
Tags: Translations
