Rabbi Dr. Sidney Brichto (21 July 1936-16 January 2009) was a British Liberal rabbi. He was born into an Orthodox Jewish family but began to question and reject Orthodox Jewish teachings in favor of Progressive Judaism. He moved to England from the United States in 1961 and became associated with the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in St. John’s Wood. One of Brichto’s last projects was “The People’s Bible” which was his attempt to make to the text more accessible. To this end, he added sections to improve readability and moved material he felt was inconsequential to the appendices. He is one of a handful of Jews to attempt a translation of the New Testament. He found that translating the New Testament gave him a “greater appreciation of the revolutionary genius which led to the domination of Christianity in Western culture. (from www.brichto.com).” The complete New Testament was published after Rabbi Brichto’s death in 2009.
More information on him and his translation can be found on his website.
Old Testament Portions
Title: The People's Bible. Genesis newly translated by Sidney Brichto
Date: 2000
Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson: London
References: Taliaferro CN00477.
Images: Cover, Title page
Contents: Genesis
Title: The People's Bible Moses Book 1 Moses, Man of God Exodus, Numbers and Deuteronomy Book 2 The Laws of Moses Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy newly translated and edited by Sidney Brichto
Date: 2003
Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson: London
References: Taliaferro CN00477.
Images: Cover, Title page
Contents: Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus & Deuteronomy
Title: The People's Bible. The Conquest of Canaan. The Books of Joshua and Judges newly translated by Sidney Brichto
Date: 2001
Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson: London
References: Taliaferro CN00477.
Images: Cover, Title page
Contents: Joshua and Judges
Title: The People's Bible. Song of Songs. Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther newly translated by Sidney Brichto
Date: 2000
Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson: London
References: Taliaferro CN00477.
Images: Cover, Title page
Contents: Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes & Esther
Title: The People's Bible. Samuel newly translated by Sidney Brichto
Date: 2000
Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson: London
References: Taliaferro CN00477.
Images: Cover, Title page
Contents: Books of Samuel
New Testament Portions
Title: The People’s Bible. The Gospel of St. Luke & The Acts of the Apostles newly translated by Sidney Brichto
Date: 2000
Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson: London
References: Taliaferro CN00477.
Images: Cover, Title page
Contents: Luke, Acts
Title: The People's Bible The Genius of Paul Paul's letters to the Thessalonians, Corinthians, Galatians, Romans, Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon, Timothy and Titus newly translated by Sidney Brichto
Date: 2001
Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson: London
References: Taliaferro CN00477.
Images: Cover, Title page
Contents: 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Romans, Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon, 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus
Title: The People's Bible Apocalypse The Gospel according to St. John The Letters of John The Revelation of St. John newly translated by Rabbi Sidney Brichto
Date: 2004
Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson: London
References: Taliaferro CN00477.
Images: Cover, Title page
Contents: Gospel of John, I, II, & III John, Revelation
Complete New Testament
Title: The New Testament an interpretative translation by Rabbi Sidney Brichto
Date: 2010
Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson: London
References: Taliaferro CN00477, Taliaferro-EELBV ABV-0010.
Images: Cover, Title page
Contents: New Testament
Comments: Taliaferro places this in the "abandoned Bible versions" section, but clearly Sidney Brichto completed his translation of the New Testament before his death in 2009.
