Lattimore's Rendition of Luke 24

If you've ever read Homer's Odyssey or Iliad, or the Greek dramatists, then you might be familiar with the name Richmond Lattimore.  Lattimore was a prolific and outstanding translator of ancient Greek literature, and his English translations of Homer are among the most respected.  Throughout his career Lattimore also used his skills to translate the New Testament.  Volumes of certain portions like Revelation were published in his lifetime, and his translation of the entire New Testament was finally published after his death.  I'd recommend adding a copy to your shelf -- it's a wonderful, fresh translation, and it does not have verse numbers in the text, which makes reading so much smoother.  Here is his translation of Luke 24: