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Making the Psalms boring

December 21, 2011

Anthony Esolen analyzes some current translations of psalms and hymns, noting how the most interesting and provocative aspects of the poetry have been excised.

 

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  • Posted by: TheJournalist64 - Dec. 21, 2011 5:42 PM ET USA

    Absolutely brilliant analysis. It should be put in the hands of every seminarian and young priest (the old guys, unfortunately, make the decisions to buy, based on somebody coming back from an NPM convention).

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