A Translation of the Old Testament Scriptures from the Original Hebrew
Publisher:
, 1885
Digital Verbum Edition
Verbum Editions are fully connected to your library and Bible study tools.
Overview
Helen Spurrell, who taught herself Hebrew after her fiftieth birthday, set out to translate the unpointed Hebrew text of the Old Testament. A Translation of the Old Testament Scriptures from the Original Hebrew was the result, and it garnered much positive attention from critics.
Helen Spurrell (1819–1891) was born in Islington, London, and educated at Balliol College, Oxford. She was married to Rev. James Spurrell, who was later an Anglican vicar in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire. An accomplished musician and artist, her translation of the Old Testament was published when she was 66, nearly 15 years after she started the project.