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The New Testament

A Translation

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The New Testament

By: David Bentley Hart
Narrated by: Eric Martin
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David Bentley Hart undertook this new translation of the New Testament in the spirit of "etsi doctrina non daretur", "as if doctrine is not given". Reproducing the texts' often fragmentary formulations without augmentation or correction, he has produced a pitilessly literal translation, one that captures the texts' impenetrability and unfinished quality while awakening listeners to an uncanniness that often lies hidden beneath doctrinal layers.

The early Christians' sometimes raw, astonished, and halting prose challenges the idea that the New Testament affirms the kind of people we are. Hart reminds us that they were a company of extremists, radical in their rejection of the values and priorities of society not only at its most degenerate, but often at its most reasonable and decent.

"To live as the New Testament language requires," he writes, "Christians would have to become strangers and sojourners on the earth, to have here no enduring city, to belong to a Kingdom truly not of this world. And we surely cannot do that, can we?"

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"This necessary, brilliantly presented translation reads like taking a biblical studies class with a provocative professor." (Publishers Weekly)

Faith-deepening Translation • Masterful Illumination • Accessible Translation • Useful Contextual Notes
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Finally, a translation I feel I can trust.
Of course the book itself is pretty good too. I appreciate it more, the more times I listen to it.

Excellent translation.

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This is a Great Scholarly translation of the Greek New Testament of Our Holy Bible and a look can help someone

Great Translation

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This is a great translation, I love it.
I just wish that the chapters where more define ( in a chapter of the book are several chapters of the book in the translation) since is not defined makes it difficult to use the translation for comparison. Thats my only complaint. Still love it though.

I love the translation

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I am not an exert in the new testament but this translation very accessible and the notes useful to make more sense of the context. In a way even if less poetic than other translation its nicer and seems less confusing.

Interesting translation and reading

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Makes you think. Rather than be forced into the common translations out there today that are done by committee and driven by evangelical thinking.

Currently my favorite translation

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Since this translation of the Bible was written a few short years ago I have not been able to put it down. My faith has grown to depths I didn’t know was possible and (coupled with David Bentley Harts “That all shall be saved”) have grown to heights of seeing I don’t believe I could have done without it. I own a hard cover, a well worn paperback, and now have listened to this reading multiple times. It speaks to the power of the translation that I was able to tolerate the narrator. The entirely of this translation is read with absolute flatness. At most an occasional grammatical note will cause a slight change of infliction or tone. Monotone reins. In some ways this has its charms, nearly a meditative quality (hence an additional star). The only benefit on the whole is that indeed, this audiobook allows you to take in this masterful illumination of the Bible at work, at the gym, cleaning at home, whatever. And for this reason alone I encourage you to buy it.

A sublime translation

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Rarely have I read a text where keeping a dictionary handy is not only useful but absolutely necessary, yet Mr. Hart uses his intricate command of the English language to instruct rather than to exclude. His description of the choices he made for critical interpretations, not just translations, of pivotal words used through the NT is a masterful apologetic in and of itself.

Thoughtfully composed and beautifully presented

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David Bentley Hart is a remarkable Orthodox formerly Anglican theologian with a very sharp intellect. He has gone back to original Greek texts and created his own translation of the New Testament. With all the recent modern translations which attempt to revise and soften the meaning of the New Testament for the sake of Political Correctness. Hart lets the texts speak for themselves with word choices that are often stark and lively. The reader Eric Martin does an excellent job. This audio version is especially appropriate for those who are familiar with New Testament. It is a pleasure and a revelation to listen to. It may give one's theological perspective a refreshing work out.

Back To the sources of The Source

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someone did a really, really GREAT job with the chapter breakdown and headings on this one.... nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn*NOT* !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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pronunciation of words sometimes off and spoken a bit too fast for consideration of the quite interesting translation.

great intention of translating as it was heard

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