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Greenspoon, Leonard Jay, 1945-

Jewish Bible translations : personalities, passions, politics, progress / Leonard Greenspoon. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"--

ISBN: 9780827618572 0827618573

Source: 22573/ctv15tfdpc JSTOR

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Old Testament--Translating.
Bible.--Old Testament

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Judaism--History.
Jews--History.
Judaïsme--Histoire.
Juifs--Histoire.
RELIGION--Judaism--Sacred Writings.
Jews
Judaism

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History

LC Class. No.: BS1132 / .G74 2020eb

Dewey Class. No.: 221.4