And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible's Original Meaning

For centuries, translations of the Bible have obscured our understanding and appreciation of the original text. Now...
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And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible's Original Meaning by Hoffman, Joel M.

And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible's Original Meaning

Dhs. 205.59

And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible's Original Meaning

Dhs. 205.59
Author: Joel M. Hoffman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English


For centuries, translations of the Bible have obscured our understanding and appreciation of the original text. Now And God Said provides readers with an authoritative account of significant mistranslations and shows how new translation methods can give readers their first glimpse into what the Bible really means.

And God Said uncovers the often inaccurate or misleading English translations of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament that quotes from it. Sometimes the familiar English is just misleading. Other times the mistakes are more substantial. But the errors are widespread. This book tackles such issues as what's wrong with the Ten Commandments (starting with the word commandments), the correct description of the virgin birth, and the surprisingly modern message in the Song of Solomon, as well as many other unexpected but thought-provoking revelations.

Acclaimed translator Dr. Joel M. Hoffman sheds light on the original intention of the text and the newly developed means that readers can use to get closer to it. In And God Said his fresh approach has united the topics of religion, language, and linguistics to offer the first modern understanding since the Bible was written.

Author: Joel M. Hoffman
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 02/02/2010
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.90w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780312565589


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/14/2009 pg. 53
Library Journal 03/01/2010 pg. 86

About the Author

JOEL M. HOFFMAN, PH.D., is the author of In the Beginning: A Short History of the Hebrew Language and is the chief translator for the 10- volume series, My People's Prayer Book (winner of the National Jewish Book Award) and for My People's Passover Haggadah. He writes a biweekly column on Hebrew for The Jerusalem Post. He has held faculty appointments at Brandeis University and at Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion. He lives in New York.




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