Multilingualism and translation in ancient Judaism : before and after Babel /

In this book, Steven Fraade explores the practice and conception of multilingualism and translation in ancient Judaism. Interrogating the deep and dialectical relationship between them, he situates representative scriptural and other texts within their broader synchronic - Greco-Roman context, as we...

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Main Author: Fraade, Steven D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Multilingualism in the Neighborhood
  • Before Babel
  • Seventy Languages (and Translations) for Seventy Nations
  • Ezra the Scribe and the Origins of Targum
  • Out of the Fire and into the Wall
  • "Reading Leads to Translation" Whether Public or Private
  • Be Careful What You Wish For.