ISBN:
9780827613126
,
9780827618558
,
9780827618565
Language:
English
Pages:
xxii, 298 Seiten
Year of publication:
2020
DDC:
221.4
Keywords:
Bible Translating
;
Judaism History
;
Jews History
;
Bibel Altes Testament
;
Übersetzung
;
Judentum
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
"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"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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