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Summary: Sublime commentary and translation
Review: Having read this book, I can't for the life of me comprehend why it is no longer in print. In addition to an introductory essay that aspiring storytellers of all stripes could benefit from-novelists, short storyists, playwrights, etc.-it contains fresh translations of Bible tales we all thought we knew from Sunday school. In Price's hands these once-familiar tales become strangely exotic, as though we were reading them for the first time. Yet their clarity of language and immediacy of purpose inspire and illuminate our understanding, making them especially accessible for those who see the King James Version a beautiful but archaic piece of poetry. Price's translations of Mark and John in his THREE GOSPELS led me to seek out this hard-to-find volume. Though known for his fine fiction, Price is shortchanging us with his all too infrequent forays into the world of biblical literature. After finishing THREE GOSPELS and A PALPABLE GOD, one wishes Price would undertake his own translation of the entire Old and New Testaments and cast a new light on a book sadly seen as old and dusty by so many.
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Summary: OLD WINE IN NEW WINESKINS
Review: Having read this book, I can't for the life of me comprehend why it is no longer in print. In addition to an introductory essay that aspiring storytellers of all stripes could benefit from-novelists, short storyists, playwrights, etc.-it contains fresh translations of Bible tales we all thought we knew from Sunday school. In Price's hands these once-familiar tales become strangely exotic, as though we were reading them for the first time. Yet their clarity of language and immediacy of purpose inspire and illuminate our understanding, making them especially accessible for those who see the King James Version a beautiful but archaic piece of poetry. Price's translations of Mark and John in his THREE GOSPELS led me to seek out this hard-to-find volume. Though known for his fine fiction, Price is shortchanging us with his all too infrequent forays into the world of biblical literature. After finishing THREE GOSPELS and A PALPABLE GOD, one wishes Price would undertake his own translation of the entire Old and New Testaments and cast a new light on a book sadly seen as old and dusty by so many.
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Summary: Sublime commentary and translation
Review: Some one has to reprint Price's Biblical work. It's too precious and profound, too meaningful. We can't lose it. Price has written some of the most beautiful and illuminating words about scripture that I have ever read. Read his work on the gospels. Treasure it. Anne Rice, New Orleans, La.
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