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A history of German Jewish Bible translation

Title
  1. A history of German Jewish Bible translation / Abigail Gillman.
Published by
  1. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
  2. ©2018
Author
  1. Gillman, Abigail, 1964-

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Description
  1. xxiii, 332 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  1. "Between 1780 and 1937, Jews in Germany produced numerous new translations of the Hebrew Bible into German. Intended for Jews who were trilingual, reading Yiddish, Hebrew, and German, they were meant less for religious use than to promote educational and cultural goals. Not only did translations give Jews vernacular access to their scripture without Christian intervention, but they also helped showcase the Hebrew Bible as a work of literature and the foundational text of modern Jewish identity. This book is the first in English to offer a close analysis of German Jewish translations as part of a larger cultural project. Looking at four distinct waves of translations, Abigail Gillman juxtaposes translations within each that sought to achieve similar goals through differing means. As she details the history of successive translations, we gain new insight into the opportunities and problems the Bible posed for different generations and gain a new perspective on modern German Jewish history.+--
Subject
  1. Bible. -- Translating -- History
  2. Bible. -- Versions, Jewish
  3. Bible. -- Versions
  4. Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish
  5. Judaism -- Germany -- History -- Modern period, 1750-
Contents
  1. Introduction. the German Jewish Bible in context -- The first wave: Jewish Enlightenment Bibles in Yiddish and German -- The second wave: emergence of a Bible industry -- The third wave: the Bible as Gesamtkunstwerk -- The fourth wave: reimagining the German Jewish Bible -- Epilogue: Ma shemo? the name of God in the German Jewish Bible.
Call number
  1. JFE 18-5215
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Gillman, Abigail, 1964- author.
Title
  1. A history of German Jewish Bible translation / Abigail Gillman.
Publisher
  1. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Copyright date
  1. ©2018
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN
  1. 2017036448
ISBN
  1. 9780226477695 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
  2. 022647769X (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
  3. 9780226477725 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
  4. 022647772X (paperback ; alkaline paper)
Research call number
  1. JFE 18-5215
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