- ISBN13: 9780393064933
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
From acclaimed scholar Willis Barnstone, The Restored New Testament—newly translated from the Greek and informed by Semitic sources. For the first time since the King James Version in 1611, Willis Barnstone has given us an amazing literary and historical version of the New Testament. Barnstone preserves the original song of the Bible, rendering a large part in poetry and the epic Revelation in incantatory blank verse. This monumental translation … More >>
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Tags: Commentary, Gnostic, Gospels, Including, Judas, Mary, Restored, Testament, Thomas, Translation
February 9th, 2010 at 5:33 am
This is one of the most awe inspiring versions of the New Testament that I have ever read. Not only does it answer the questions I have always had and couldn’t find answers to, it has set my feet on a new path of discovery. Thank you!
Rating: 5 / 5
February 9th, 2010 at 7:28 am
The Restored New Testament is a remarkable book.
While familiar with the NIV, the RSB, the ASV, the New KJV, and the Amplified Bible, the newer translations can seem tamed down and less ‘Jewish’. I find that the restoration of the Jewish names and geographical locations is salt that transforms this book into a vibrant been there, are there translation. I appreciated the indepth lexicographical changes that reflect the political and cultural climate simply.
When Jesus becomes Yeshuda, the Jordan becomes Yarden, John becomes Johanan, and Mark becomes Markos, the text jumps off the page. I cannot explain that once the Holy Spirit grabs hold of this, this becomes an enriching experience.
The inclusion of the four gnostic gospels, and the re-organziation of the gospels (sequence) casts new light on what the New Testament is.
Think this is just another tranlsation, you would be wrong.
The Holy Spirit is bursting out of this.
Tim Lasiuta
Rating: 5 / 5
February 9th, 2010 at 9:13 am
Historically, bibles were the most important of books. They transmitted family histories and served as the foundation for the oaths of offices and the inspiration for much world literature. Special as such, they were illuminated and bound in leather, gold, and jewels to denote how precious they were.
Publishing today is about ephemera, that driven by PR, briefly sell and then sink below memory, just junk food for the mind. Along comes the simply bound, but astonishingly beautiful Barnstone translation, that rightfully should be printed on vellum and bound in leather and rubies. Thoughtful, gracious, careful, meaningful, and fulfilling are some of the appropriate descriptive adjectives that come to mind. Each page is richly satisfying, without being cloying, obtuse, or spicy.
The result is as striking as a Rembrandt that has had its historically yellowed, encrusted varnish gently removed, to reveal the exquisite detail, lucid transparency, and dazzling radiance of the original work.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 9th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Willis Barnstone aimed high with this volume and exceeded the mark. This new translation is a towering achievement. In restoring Hebrew personal and place names, he gives us a sense of continuity between the old and the new, and rightfully places the lives of Jesus, Paul, Peter, John and the many other figures in their proper context as 1st century Jews. In viewing the words of Jesus as blank verse, he unveils a poetic beauty that adds to the spiritual beauty of the lessons. Finally, his commentary and notes are extraordinary. If I could give this bookThe Restored New Testament: A New Translation with Commentary, Including the Gnostic Gospels Thomas, Mary, and Judas six stars, I would.
Rating: 5 / 5