Found in Translation - 9781557537812

Found in TranslationEssays on Jewish Biblical Translation in Honor of Leonard J. Greenspoon\nAuthor(s): James Barker, Anthony Le Donne\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Purdue University Press, United States\nImprint: Purdue University Press\nISBN-13: 9781557537812, 978-1557537812\nSynopsis\nFound in Translation is at once a themed volume on the translation of ancient Jewish texts and a Festschrift for Leonard J. Greenspoon, the Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Professor in Jewish Civilization and professor of classical and Near Eastern studies and of theology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Greenspoon has made significant contributions to the study of Jewish biblical translations, particularly the ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, known as the Septuagint. This volume comprises an internationally renowned group of scholars presenting a wide range of original essays on Bible translation, the influence of culture on biblical translation, Bible translations' recip.