12-23-2008, 05:06 AM
Shlama to you Akhi Tom,
Thank you very much for your extremely kind words. They are much appreciated, and I think I will forward your message to Baruch as I am sure he would want to read them too.
It's funny in a way. I have also been on a journey over the years in putting this together. There have been many bumps in the road before, during and after, but I believe the results have been more than worth it. We all suffer for the truth in our own ways and we all vigorously contend for the faith.
Yes I guess some of the criticism was I thought unfair or a little nasty. But much of it was also helpful, whether the original authors of it intended it or not. Some got it right away. Others got mad and retracted later. We anticipated a lot of this, and were surprised by other things. All in all though, a very satisfying ride thus far. Sometimes your best editors are actually your critics and they are more willing to do that for free! I told that to my proofreader and she got a big kick out of that observation.
I'll tell you one thing I learned big time. After Mari was released I got all sorts of requests all over the world to begin working on a Tanakh translation. I still might do that, but I realized entertaining that when this process of reviewing Mari had just begun was premature. I need to keep working on this project first and foremost.
I guess in the end, it's not really about me at all. It's about this holy text and trying to show its beauty which is the same beauty as its Author. Along the way, a few shots here and there, is more than worth the price for the honor of doing it.
Thank you very much for your extremely kind words. They are much appreciated, and I think I will forward your message to Baruch as I am sure he would want to read them too.
It's funny in a way. I have also been on a journey over the years in putting this together. There have been many bumps in the road before, during and after, but I believe the results have been more than worth it. We all suffer for the truth in our own ways and we all vigorously contend for the faith.
Yes I guess some of the criticism was I thought unfair or a little nasty. But much of it was also helpful, whether the original authors of it intended it or not. Some got it right away. Others got mad and retracted later. We anticipated a lot of this, and were surprised by other things. All in all though, a very satisfying ride thus far. Sometimes your best editors are actually your critics and they are more willing to do that for free! I told that to my proofreader and she got a big kick out of that observation.
I'll tell you one thing I learned big time. After Mari was released I got all sorts of requests all over the world to begin working on a Tanakh translation. I still might do that, but I realized entertaining that when this process of reviewing Mari had just begun was premature. I need to keep working on this project first and foremost.
I guess in the end, it's not really about me at all. It's about this holy text and trying to show its beauty which is the same beauty as its Author. Along the way, a few shots here and there, is more than worth the price for the honor of doing it.
Shlama w'burkate
Andrew Gabriel Roth
Andrew Gabriel Roth