Posted by Ezra on November 06, 1999 at 12:56:38:
My father, Ronald Barany, has published a new translation of the psalms. Even though he's had a Rabbi endorse it, great book reviews, and a few buyers who think it's great, he's not making enough sales. He says he'll destroy all of the unsold books to declare a loss if he doesn't sell any by the end of December '99.
Please send this information to people you know who are interested in the Psalms! I'd hate to see him destroy what he worked so hard to create! Below is his ad.
A new translation of the Biblical Book of Psalms has been prepared that has the essential qualities of being comprehensible and coherent. At times, I found myself in sharp disagreement with the work of other translators, thinking that they were just plain wrong. The most egregious example of this occurs in the last verse of Psalm 137. I also found that other translations of Psalm 101 are insensible and incoherent. They do not clearly indicate what the Psalm is about. On the other hand, other translations have many interesting ideas about the meaning of these texts.
An electronic version of "The Psalms" by Ronald Barany may be downloaded from www.1stbooks.com for $5.95. Free sample translations are also provided at that website.
For a sturdy hardback version of "The Psalms," fill out the form below and send it to Scissors5@hotmail.com.
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