New English Translation of the Septuagint Psalms

Only two English translations of the Septuagint have ever been published,both more than 150 years ago. Since that time, significant advances have beenmade in Greek lexicography, numerous ancient manuscripts have come to light, andimportant steps have been taken in recovering the pristine text of eachSeptuagint book. Therefore, a new translation of the Septuagint into English isnot only much needed, but long overdue.The goal of A New English Translation of the Septuagint (NETS) is to providereaders with an Old Testament freshly translated from the ancient Greek text.This volume of the Psalms of the Septuagint (the first part of the project)includes footnotes calling attention to relevant textual issues. In addition,the committee of translators has provided an extensive introduction to theproject as a whole and to the particular issues involved in the rendering of thePsalms into English.Pietersma, Albert is the author of 'New English Translation of the Septuagint Psalms' with ISBN 9780195297539 and ISBN 0195297539.