Hans Paulsen Resen

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Hans Paulsen Resen

Danish translator

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A rendering by Hans Paulsen Resen (1605–07) was distinguished by its accuracy and learning. It was the first made directly from Hebrew and Greek, but its style was not felicitous, so a revision was undertaken by Hans Svane (1647). Nearly 200 years later (1819) a combination of the…
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A rendering by Hans Paulsen Resen (1605–07) was distinguished by its accuracy and learning. It was the first made directly from Hebrew and Greek, but its style was not felicitous, so a revision was undertaken by Hans Svane (1647). Nearly 200 years later (1819) a combination of the…
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