On 21/11/2005 19:22, Bill Rea wrote:
... The comments are written
in very good English not Alter's slightly quirky translation style. There
is an extended essay on translation at the front which is well worth
reading. Taking everything together, as they clearly should be, it is a
work which every serious student of the Bible ought to consider adding to
their resources.
I don't deny your last sentence. But the first one above seems to confirm what I said before, that the translation is written "quirky" rather than good natural English.
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