Jewish Bible translations : personalities, passions, politics, progress /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Greenspoon, Leonard J. (Leonard Jay) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Lincoln : The Jewish Publication Society ; University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Translating.
Bible. > Old Testament
Judaism > History.
Jews > History.
Judaïsme > Histoire.
Juifs > Histoire.
RELIGION > Judaism > Sacred Writings.
Jews
Judaism
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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