A History of German Jewish Bible Translation

by Abigail Gillman

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022647772X
• ISBN13: 9780226477725
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"