Jewish Bible translations: personalities, passions, politics, progress
"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,...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Press
[2020]
Philadelphia The Jewish Publication Society [2020] |
| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Greenspoon, Leonard J., 1945-, Jewish Bible translations] (2022) (Zucker, David J., 1942 -)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Jews
History
B Judaism History B Jews B Bible B Judaism B Bible. Old Testament Translating B History |
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| Summary: | "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"-- 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. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0827618573 |