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Reference code
US US-kylobm TMC-1b-A-013-#25
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
1955-07-24 (#02), other to Merton, '1. The new translation must read smoothly and yet follow the text closely. It must'
Date(s)
- 1955 July 24 (Creation)
Extent
1 page(s); Includes a non-correspondence item enclosed with correspondence or such an item filed with correspondence.
Name of creator
(1915-1995)
Biographical history
Fr. Barnabas Ahern was a Passionist priest involved in a new Catholic Bible translation effort. He offered Merton advice on biblical instruction, instruction of novices, and reviewed Merton's early manuscripts and books. See the following link for more information on Fr. Ahern: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92274263.
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Scope and content
First lines: "1. The new translation must read smoothly and yet follow the text closely. It must be English"... Contents index: Editorial Policy for the Biblical translation in which Ahern was involved / "must stand comparison with the Kleist-Lilly Bible" but more correct.
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Languages of the material
- English