by Josephine Dawson | Mar 15, 2022 | Genesis, Visions of Hell
In the Liturgical Cycle for the Anglican Church, February 6, 2022 was the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. As 2022 is Year C in the three-year cycle, the readings for the day include Isaiah 6:1-9. [For more on Lectionary Years, here.] In the Vulgate, verse 2 of this...
by Josephine Dawson | Feb 9, 2022 | Genesis, Readings, Theories
A continuation of the train of thought from Forces of Translation I: Diluvian Description. Blood of Death He þa unræden folmum gefremede, freo-mæg ofsloh, broðor sinne, and his blod agate, Cain Abeles. ...
by Josephine Dawson | Feb 9, 2022 | Genesis, Readings
This two-part post set will pull out moments in the Old English Genesis where I found translation questions particularly pertinent. First, I will compare some residual effects the most proximate language of translation left on the Modern English versions of the Old...
