- Angelo Traina
Angelo Traina (also known as "A. B. Traina") (January 22, 1889 - November 4, 1971) was a Biblical scholar, best known for his emphasis on restoring "Semitic proper names to their Aramaic and Hebrew forms".
Traina was born in Sicily, into a Catholic family. They later moved to New York City, where he left home at the age of 13, ending up in Buffalo. Part of a group of drinking and gambling youths, he was part of a conspiracy to disrupt a revival meeting, but instead became converted himself, joining a Protestant church. He later worked for
Aimee Semple McPherson .His Biblical studies resulted in his translating the "The Sacred Name New Testament" (1950), done together with
C. O. Dodd . He went on to translated the Hebrew and Aramaic scriptures also, "The Holy Name Bible containing the Holy Name Version of the Old and New Testaments" (1963). A fifth edition was published in 1989. His work was published by the Scripture Research Association, based in New Jersey.He also wrote many pammphlets and articles, many of which were published in the magazine "The Faith". Traina was one of the early figures that launched the
Sacred Name Movement , having been a featured speaker at hte 1938Feast of Tabernacles Camp Meeting near Warrior, AL, an event which is seen by some as the launching of the movement.References
Paul, William. 2003. “Traina, A. B.” "English Language Bible Translators", p. 230. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland and Company
External links
http://www.yaim.org/Traina/elder_a_b__traina.htm
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