been rendered from the French, sometimes without sufficient attempt to go back to the original languages. (The French was a more accurate translation.) Again, however, that judgment is now out of date in the light of a solid revision done in the 1980s. The informative footnotes of The Jerusalem Bible were very valuable and indeed have been improved in The New Jerusalem Bible. . What about popular translations? Are there any you do not like? I have enjoyed reading many of the freer translations,