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Bibliotheca #3
Bibliotheca Volume III: The Writings
Newly Edited Bibliotheca Edition based on KJV 1611 and ASV 1901.
607 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2016
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October 31, 2022
This volume covered the books of poetry and the exilic and post-exilic books of the Bible. I disliked the lack of spacing between couplets in the Proverbs and Ecclesiastes - made it really visually cluttered. Other than that, I enjoyed many of the same aspects of this publication mentioned in my reviews of other Bibliotheca volumes.
August 17, 2021
Anything I've said about previous volumes could probably be said about this one. Here are a few stray appreciations:
• "Hallelujah" has been translated rather than transliterated -- Praise YH.
• Certain psalms which have been inappropriately divided in our texts have been printed here as single units.
• Ezra and Nehemiah, and 1 and 2 Chronicles are also printed as single books rather than pairs.
• For the most part, the translation remains beautiful. There are enough archaisms to lend the text a "high prose" sort of quality, but not enough to make the text difficult. There are only a few places where the flow is a bit clunky.
One criticism I do have is the way the Proverbs are printed. No space is given between each individual proverb so that it can sometimes be difficult to discern where one ends and another begins. I also would have appreciated if "Hevel" in Ecclesiastes had been translated differently from the traditional rendering "vanity," which says too little and too much at the same time. "Vapor," or even "smoke" or "steam" would have been better.
• "Hallelujah" has been translated rather than transliterated -- Praise YH.
• Certain psalms which have been inappropriately divided in our texts have been printed here as single units.
• Ezra and Nehemiah, and 1 and 2 Chronicles are also printed as single books rather than pairs.
• For the most part, the translation remains beautiful. There are enough archaisms to lend the text a "high prose" sort of quality, but not enough to make the text difficult. There are only a few places where the flow is a bit clunky.
One criticism I do have is the way the Proverbs are printed. No space is given between each individual proverb so that it can sometimes be difficult to discern where one ends and another begins. I also would have appreciated if "Hevel" in Ecclesiastes had been translated differently from the traditional rendering "vanity," which says too little and too much at the same time. "Vapor," or even "smoke" or "steam" would have been better.
December 19, 2018
This beautiful edition of the Bible encourages reading with the flow. The Writings encompass the wisdom books and the latterly written history (Esther, Nehemiah, The Chronicles, etc.). Bibliotheca's format makes it easy to lose oneself in thought in the Psalms, for example, and experience them as someone at the time might, without indexes of crossreferences and commentary. While those have their place, sometimes we need just the Biblical text to experience. I wrote a fuller review of Bibliotheca on a different volume in the set--https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
October 16, 2020
Volume 3 of @bibliothecaco completed which marks the conclusion of "The Hebrew Bible," which is also called the "Tanakh," which includes the Torah. One of my favorite takeaways from Volume 3 (The Writings) is as follows: "A man's goings are established by YHWH, and he delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for YHWH upholds him with his hand." Progress NOT perfection!! We are not perfect and we will fall down, but YHWH will sustain us. #ProgressNotPerfection #BuiltonaROCK #YouKnowWhyImHere #solidasAROCK #Bibliotheca #HebrewBible
July 2, 2021
It really has been a joy working my way through the Bibliotheca collection. Beautiful books with a nice heft, beautiful design, and perfect for reading and eliminating distractions. I feel like I have improved in my ability to concentrate and read for larger chunks of time. One thing that struck me was the constant cycle of God's people praising him for His loving kindness and forgiveness only to go right back to their sinful ways and reap the consequences. Rinse, repeat as they say. On to the Apocrypha!
April 18, 2020
With this volume, I have finished the Old Testament. I love that they arranged the OT in the Hebrew order of books and separated the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings into three volumes. I was not sure how I would feel about there being no chapter or verses, but, in the end, I really enjoyed reading the OT in this way. I am imagine that I might do it again sometime.
September 28, 2017
Beautiful edition, solid translation with a readable update.
July 18, 2021
Still enjoying this beautifully designed series of the Bible.
February 7, 2023
Was interesting to close out the Old Testament with Chronicles. Sort of provided a nice recap of the OT before proceeding into the Apocrypha.
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