Comments on: The New Revised Jerusalem Bible?

By: Gavin Young

Gavin Young — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:47:40 +0000

Actually http://www.catholic.org/bible/book.php?id=1 does have the name Yahweh, but you have to read it starting with chapter 2. That is because God’s name (the Tetragrameton/YHWH) does not appear in the Hebrew language manuscripts until chapter 2 of Genesis.

By: Raven Lee

Raven Lee — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:02:02 +0000

Looks like the Catholics have eliminated Yahweh from the New Jerusalem Bible.

http://www.catholic.org/bible/book.php?id=1

Now compare that with the WEB.

Although the WEB uses GOD, it also uses YAHWEH too.

http://www.ebible.org/web/Genesis.htm#

By: ElShaddai Edwards

ElShaddai Edwards — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:07:05 +0000

Thanks for the update, Doug. I know you have an affection for the Jerusalem Bible, so it’s good to hear some tangible evidence on this latest update, either way.

By: dougchaplin

dougchaplin — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:47:02 +0000

OTOH, the revised French edition continues to use Yahvé. So who knows what the English one will do.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:01:18 +0000

I recall reading that part of the wiki article a couple of months ago. The usage of Yahweh is my favorite part of the NJB translation and I doubt I would obtain a newer revision that switched to the LORD. Somehow, reading a proper name instead of a title really affects the way my brain processes the OT scriptures. It really makes a difference to me, and is probably why I enjoy reading the NJB OT more than any other translation I’ve found.

On a side note I’m thinking about ordering Everett Fox’s translation of the Pentateuch called The Five Books of Moses. It looks like he uses YHWH in his text, and follows the hebrew more closely than the modern texts do. Unfortunately the amazon preview of an excerpt of his work only shows his introductory comments and cuts off before Genesis proper begins.