Jewish Bible translations : personalities, passions, politics, progress / Leonard Greenspoon.
| Author/creator |
Greenspoon, Leonard J. (Leonard Jay) author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society ; Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020] |
| Description | xxii, 298 pages ; 23 cm |
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| 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. |
| 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020007877 |
| ISBN | 9780827613126 |
| ISBN | 0827613121 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | mobi |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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