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J.R.R. Tolkien had a Day Job
Posted by Joel in Bible Translation, Jonah on August 23, 2009
I was cruising the autosurfers today, and this post popped up.
One of those was Michael White’s biography of JRR Tolkien (Abacus 2001). White discusses in some detail the Inklings Club that met regularly at the Eagle and Child pub in Oxford, as well as his Catholic conversion and complex relationship he had with ‘Jack’ (CS Lewis).
Of course, most people know JRR Tolkien as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It is less known that he was actually an Oxford professor and a philologist.
I knew that he was a Bible Translator, but nothing beyond that – use to wow the hobbits with that tidbit. He actually translated the Book of Jonah in the Jerusalem Bible. The publishers will be releasing the original manuscript sometime soon – Here in the U.S. and here in Europe.
You will note the rather large price difference. Anyway, thought it might be interesting for some of you.
Did Jonah Die in the Belly of the Great Fish?
Posted by Joel in Jonah, Old Testament on August 1, 2009
Another entry in this series, but not the last. I have once concerning historical context.
A comment was made on TC’s site concerning Jonah as an example who had a second chance after death (Here). We know who Jonah was, of course, and we know that according to Christ (Matthew 12.39-42), his story served as a sign of his death, burial, and resurrection. Because I don’t want to give a full answer and litter TC’s site, I wanted to give a better answer here.
