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Prof. Orlinsky's Dream Realized
With New Translation of Bible
PHILADELPHIA —
"Wanted: A New Bible
Translation for the Jewish
People."
The date was May 10,
1953. The speaker who
chose this topic for his ad-
dress to the annual meeting
of the Jewish Publication
Society was Prof. Harry Or-
linsky of Hebrew Union
College - Jewish Institute of
Religion, one of America's
leading biblical scholars.
"A new version of the
Bible is needed for the
Jewish community of
America and English-
speaking Jews
everywhere," Prof. Or-
linsky declared,"one that
would be both literature
and accurate, taking into
account not only earlier
translations but also the
latest discoveries of ar-
cheological research and bi-
blical scholarship."
It was a different kind
of translation that Prof.
Orlinsky urged. Instead
of word-for-word render-
ings, the translation
should be modern and
idiomatic, giving the true
sense rather than the lit-
eral meaning of the origi-
nal Hebrew. And it
should be not merely an-
other revised version but
a fresh translation of the
traditional Hebrew
(Masoretic) text.
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When the new Torah
translation was pub-
lished in 1963, it was rec-
ognized at once as a
document of enormous
significance to the Bible-
reading world. Tr–
Prophets, volume two
the series, was published
in 1978 with Prof.
Ginsberg as editor-in-
chief.
DR. HARRY ORLINSKY
In 1966, a new committee
This would be a truly new of three scholars — Prof.
— indeed, revolutionary — Moshe Greenberg and
Bible in English: more than Jonas G. Greenfield, now of
a mere correction of early the Hebrew University in
errors, more than a rework- Jerusalem, and Prof.
ing of old translations, more Nahum M. Sarna of Bran-
than a mere paraphrase.
deis — was commissioned to
On May 17, 1982, the Or- translate "The Writings"
linsky dream was realized (Ketubim) into English.
when the JPS issued "The Ketubim contains the
Writings", — the third and Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song
last volume of the Jewish of Songs, Ruth, Lamenta-
community's new transla- tions, Ecclesiastes, Esther,
tion of the Hebrew Bible, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah
completing an historic re- and Chronicles I and II. The
ndering into English of the five Megillot (Song of Songs,
Ruth, Lamentations,
Jewish scriptural canon.
When the JPS decided in Ecclesiastes and Esther)
1955 to prepare a new trans- had-been translated earlier
lation, it asked Orlinsky to by the committee headed by
undertake the assignment. Dr. Ginsberg and were pub-
But Prof. Orlinsky insisted lished separately, together
that only a committee could with the book of Jonah, in
assume the task of transla- 1969.
It was this third and last
tion. The Bible is the "offi-
cial document" of the volume in the series that
was published on May 17,
Jewish people, he argued.
His fellow editors were 1982 — just 29 years after
Dr. H.L. Ginsberg of the Harry Orlinsky made his
Jewish Theological Sem- proposal to the JPS.
Terming the completed
inary and the late Dr. Ep-
hraim Speiser, head of project, with its new philos-
the department of Semi- ophy of translation, "the
tic and Oriental lan- greatest scholarly event in
guages at the University the history of the Jewish
community of America in
of Pennsylvania.
Representing the three the 20th Century," Prof. Or-
branches of Jewish denomi- linsky ohserves:
"So pervasive has been
national life were the late
Rabbis Max Arzt (Conser- the impact of this transla-
vative) and Bernard J. tion that Protestants and
Bamberger (Reform) and Catholics are revising
Rabbi Harry Freedman (Or- their Bible in accordance
thodox). The late Dr. Sol- with the philosophy of
omon Grayzel, an eminent our Jewish translation."
Prof. Orlinsky speaks
American Jewish historian
and former editor of the with authority on this sub-
ject. As the only non-
JPS, served as secretary.
Doing his own typing, Protestant member of the
Prof. Orlinsky prepared a committee of 22 scholars
draft translation of the that produced the Revised ,
entire Torah for the com- Standard Version in 1946,
mittee. With each chapter he was the first Jewish
he submitted renderings of scholar ever to participate
such important older ver- in an authorized Christian
sions as the Septuagint, translation of the Bible into
Targum, Vulgate and English.
Now 74 and professor
Saadia, and of the more re-
cent translations such as emeritus of Bible at Hebrew
Leeser, Revised Version, Union College - Jewish In-
the JPS version published stitute of Religion, Prof. 01,7,
in 1917, Moffatt, The linsky keeps active by c
American (Chicago) Trans- tinuing to teach at Hebr,.._. ---
lation, Confraternity and Union College - Jewish In-
Revised Standard Version stitute of Religion and serv-
ing as president of the
of 1946.
Also submitted to the American Academy for
committee were the more Jewish Research.
pertinent comments of such
notable exegetes of the mid- Levin in M.E.
WASHINGTON — Sen.
dle Ages as Rashi, Rashbam
(Samuel ben Nahman), Ab- Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is on a
raham Ibn Ezra, Radak five-day trip to Israel and
(David Kimhi), Rambam Lebanon as a member of the
(Moses ben Nahman), Ral- Armed Services Committee.
Levin will return to the
bag (Levi ben Gershom),
and Obadiah Sforno, as well U.S. on Monday.
as the works of virtually
Donna Garcia was a
every modern commentator
of merit — Christian and patron of Jewish education
Jewish, notably Samuel in the 16th Century.