A New English Translation of the Septuagint: The Psalms

by Albert Pietersma

Only two English translations of the Septuagint have ever been published, both more than 150 years ago. Since that time, significant advances have been made in Greek lexicography, numerous ancient manuscripts have come to light, and important steps have been taken in recovering the pristine
text of each Septuagint book. Therefore, a new translation of the Septuagint into English is not only much needed, but long overdue.
The goal of A New English Translation of the Septuagint (NETS) is to provide readers with an Old Testament freshly translated from the ancient Greek text. This volume of the Psalms of the Septuagint (the first part of the project) includes footnotes calling attention to relevant textual issues. In
addition, the committee of translators has provided an extensive introduction to the project as a whole and to the particular issues involved in the rendering of the Psalms into English.

149 pages, Paperback

First published November 16, 2000

About the author

Albert Pietersma was a Dutch-Canadian philologist and academic who was professor emeritus of Septuagint and Hellenistic Greek in the Department of Near and Middle East Civilizations at the University of Toronto‘s Faculty of Arts and Science.