{"product_id":"the-gospels-a-new-translation-paperback","title":"The Gospels: A New Translation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Ruden\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e An \"electrifying [and] compulsively readable\" new translation of the Gospels, destined to become a definitive edition of these canonical texts, from \"one of our greatest living translators\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For anyone wanting to read the Gospels anew . . . a welcome and challenging companion.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince nearly two millennia ago, the first four books of the New Testament have been formative texts for the modern world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell of the life and ministry of Jesus. These four separate versions of the same story show complex origins, intricate interweavings, and inherent contradictions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFaithfully pointing the reader back to the original Greek, this masterful new translation from the renowned scholar and acclaimed translator Sarah Ruden is the first to reconsider the Gospels as books to be read and understood on their own terms: grounded in contemporary languages, literatures, and cultures, full of their own particular drama, humor, and reasoning, and free from later superimposed ideologies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is a striking and persuasive reappraisal of the accounts of these four authors, and presents a new appreciation of the ancient world as the foundation of our modern one. This robust and eminently readable translation is a welcoming ground on which a variety of readers can meet, and a resource for new debate, discussion, and inspiration for years to come.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Ruden \u003c\/b\u003ewas educated at the University of Michigan, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins. She has translated a number of ancient literary works, among them Vergil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e and Augustine's \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the author of\u003ci\u003e Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and Reimagined in His Own Time\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Face of Water: A Translator on Beauty and Meaning in the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a past recipient of Guggenheim and Whiting awards, and completed the Gospels translation with the help of a grant from the Robert B. Silvers Foundation. Formerly a scholar-in-residence at Yale Divinity School, she is currently a visiting researcher at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755753734432,"sku":"9780399592966","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a7bdb63e487aa47ba7ab07238fb245b8.webp?v=1780067835","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-gospels-a-new-translation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}