The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2 (Psalms–Malachi)
English College, Douai / Bishop Richard Challoner revision
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Description
Psalms through Malachi complete the Douay-Rheims Old Testament in Part Two, in the revision associated with Bishop Richard Challoner. The translation began at the English College in Douai in 1609, made for Catholics living under a Protestant crown. Its language is solemn and formal, close to the Latin Vulgate behind it.
The Psalms in this rendering carry a distinctive music long used in Catholic prayer, and the prophets speak with grave weight. Wisdom books and the later histories fill out the volume. As a monument of recusant scholarship, the Douay-Rheims remained the Catholic Bible in English for generations and is still prayed by traditional Catholics.
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| CREATOR | English College, Douai / Bishop Richard Challoner revision |
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| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2.1 MB |
| LICENSE | Project Gutenberg License |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |