2/18/08 01:36 pm - The full Orthodox Study Bible
The full Orthodox Study Bible was recently released, with its rendering of the LXX Old Testament text into English, which marks the first time that has been done in a non-academic form (to my knowledge). While I'm not entirely sure about the reductive nature of reducing patristic exegesis to footnote-commentary, or the project's generally ex-Protestant character, the thing as a whole is invaluable, for the OT text alone. The OT text is not a new translation in whole, but a mash-up of the NKJV, a 19th c. LXX translation and a few corrections by the OSB's team. While I'm not crazy about the NKJV, I understand the reasons the OSB people used it for the NT in the first place (it's the only recent translation still based on the Textus Receptus). In any case, I'm thrilled to have it, and plan on spending a lot of time with it.