Jewish Bible translations: personalities, passions, politics, progress
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Septuagint -- 2. The Targums -- 3. Bible Translation into Arabic -- 4. Bible Translation into Yiddish and German -- 5. Translations into Other Selected Languages -- 6. English-Language Versions -- 7. Non-Jewish Translations with Jewish Features -- Conclusion...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Philadelphia
The Jewish Publication Society
[2020]
Lincoln University of Nebraska Press [2020] |
| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Greenspoon, Leonard J., 1945-, Jewish Bible translations] (2022) (Zucker, David J., 1942 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Translation
/ Judaism
/ History
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Jews
History
B Judaism History B Bible. Old Testament Translating |
| Summary: | Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Septuagint -- 2. The Targums -- 3. Bible Translation into Arabic -- 4. Bible Translation into Yiddish and German -- 5. Translations into Other Selected Languages -- 6. English-Language Versions -- 7. Non-Jewish Translations with Jewish Features -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Index of Bible Passages. "Jewish Bible Translations is the first book-length history and analysis of Jewish Bible translations from the third century BCE to our day. Greenspoon delves into the historical, cultural, linguistic, and religious contexts of translations in eleven languages: Arabic, Aramaic, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Yiddish"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0827613121 |