{"product_id":"jewish-bible-translations-leonard-greenspoon-9780827613126","title":"Jewish Bible Translations: Personalities, Passions, Politics, Progress","description":"\u003ci\u003eJewish Bible Translations\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to examine Jewish Bible translations from the third century BCE to our day. It is an overdue corrective of an important story that has been regularly omitted or downgraded in other histories of Bible translation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Examining a wide range of translations over twenty-four centuries, Leonard Greenspoon delves into the historical, cultural, linguistic, and religious contexts of versions in eleven languages: Arabic, Aramaic, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Yiddish. He profiles many Jewish translators, among them Buber, Hirsch, Kaplan, Leeser, Luzzatto, Mendelssohn, Orlinsky, and Saadiah Gaon, framing their aspirations within the Jewish and larger milieus in which they worked. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Greenspoon differentiates their principles, styles, and techniques--for example, their choice to emphasize either literal reflections of the Hebrew or distinctive elements of the vernacular language--and their underlying rationales. As he highlights distinctive features of Jewish Bible translations, he offers new insights regarding their shared characteristics and their limits. Additionally, Greenspoon shows how profoundly Jewish translators and interpreters influenced the style and diction of the \u003ci\u003eKing James Bible\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Accessible and authoritative for all from beginners to scholars, \u003ci\u003eJewish Bible Translations\u003c\/i\u003e enables readers to make their own informed evaluations of individual translations and to holistically assess Bible translation within Judaism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonard Greenspoon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0827613121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780827613126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jewish Publication Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.87h x 5.68w x 0.82d","brand":"Leonard Greenspoon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978508861695,"sku":"9780827613126","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2f9dea3-fb4e-42b8-bdc7-28ad9656d66c.jpg?v=1683241938","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jewish-bible-translations-leonard-greenspoon-9780827613126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}