Experience the beauty of the Psalms in the KJV, now rendered in Tengwar script, the elegant writing system invented by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Ideal for those who wish to read the Bible in a new visual form, or for those fascinated by calligraphy and constructed scripts. This edition provides a carefully crafted orthographic transliteration of the Psalms, designed to be as readable as possible. Produced with a custom transliteration algorithm, this psalter preserves the KJV accurately in a beautiful Tengwar script, making it a unique addition to any personal library.
TransliteratorÕs Note:
I have often considered the irony of this book. In the past, giants of the faith such as Luther and Wycliff labored letter by letter to set the Word of God before their fellow brothers in a mode understandable to them; and here am I, with the frivolity of the 21st century, instead making the Bible more difficult to read. Of course, I tell myself, this Bible is meant to be more of a visual piece of art. A beautiful book should be beautiful to look at. And what would be more lovely than to print the Bible using a script J.R.R. Tolkien designed specifically to be beautiful?
Yet in the course of my proof-reading, I discovered an unexpected joy: a joy not only in the artistry of the text and in the beauty of the writing system, but in the simple joy of not knowing how to read. The unfamiliar text called me back to the days of learning to read with my first Bible, stumbling over each strange letter, sounding out the often-treacherous phonics of the English language. I was reminded of a quote of ChestertonÕs: ÒChildren feel the whiteness of the lily with a graphic and passionate clearness which we cannot give them at all.Ó Indeed, most of us have forgotten the feeling of learning to read, and also forgotten the sweet surprise at each word found, the inviting mystery of each word following, and the insights only a fresh, slow read can bring.
I hope this book might be an opportunity for you to feel as before, to experience with childlike wonder the whiteness of the page, the strangeness of the letters. And then, perhaps, you may know what blessings we have lost, when, on some long-forgotten summer day, we first reveled in our newfound ease, and found our minds racing across the page, no longer stumbling to stare at every jot and tittle of the Word of God.
ÒAll the discipline of the world is to make men children, that God may be revealed to them.Ó Ð George Macdonald, tengwar, fantasy script, transliteration, psalms, christian devotional, king james version, Manalive Press| | 197PAGES