Yorkshire-born Mary Phil Korsak is a philologist, translator and Bible scholar. Studies at Paris and Oxford Universities led to a teaching career in France, England and Belgium, where she has lived since 1961. She gave up her final post at l’Institut Supérieur pour Traducteurs et Interprètes (Brussels) to study theology, since when she has devoted her time to Bible translation and commentary. A major work is her translation of Genesis from the Hebrew: At the start… Genesis made new. (Louvain Cahiers, 1992; Doubleday N.Y. 1993) Mary addressed The Society of Biblical Literature at its International Meetings in Copenhagen, Rome, Munster, Budapest, Cambridge (UK), Edinburgh and London. She spoke at other International Meetings for Translators and Women in Theology, at Literature Festivals in Europe and the USA, and on Australian Radio. She has published numerous articles.
