Archive - Beginning: a Verse Translation of Genesis

The pleasures of translating Homer.

Feb 26 •

August 2023

Men of the Name

Almost every other translation offers "men of renown" or "famous men", but I’m not entirely alone in my choice. The 16th C. Spanish Calvinist Casiodoro…

Aug 17, 2023 •

Draft of Genesis 6:1-6

The Holy One, blessed be He, turned into a bear lying in wait for me. (And were the Nephilim so large because they were fed better as children?)

Aug 12, 2023 •

March 2023

Draft of Genesis 5:3-32

“Good are the wings of love, the true wings that flew about through the mouths of the apostles, and the wings of fire that spoke the pure word. On these…

Mar 30, 2023 •

Draft of Genesis 5:1-2

The Book of Man's birth and a few notes on the translation of Plato.

Mar 2, 2023 •

February 2023

Draft of Genesis 4:16-26

Cain withdrew from God, dwelled in Nod, east of Eden

Feb 2, 2023 •

January 2023

Audio Recording of Genesis 2

Kevin LaTorre recorded the second chapter of the translation as well.

Jan 17, 2023 •

Audio Recording of Genesis 1

Kevin LaTorre reads aloud the first chapter of my translation.

Jan 9, 2023 •

December 2022

Draft of Genesis 4:4-15

"Today You exile me from my father's namesake. An unbearable punishment! Hidden from You, a wastrel wandering the world, whoever finds me will kill me"

Dec 22, 2022 •

November 2022

Draft of Genesis 4:1-4a

The birth of Cain and Hevel, with notes from 11th C. exegete Rupert of Deutz. Plus, Michael Carasik comes to Substack!

Nov 14, 2022 •

October 2022

A poem by George Herbert

Let the world's riches, which disperséd lie, Contract into a span.

Oct 10, 2022 •

September 2022

Draft of Genesis 3:16-24

And Adam named his wife Chava, mother of all life

Sep 20, 2022 •

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