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The Invention of Jewish Identity

Bible, Philosophy, and the Art of Translation

  • Paperback
  • 202 pages
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.7 x 1.8 cm

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Jews from all ages have translated the Bible for their particular times and needs, but what does the act of translation mean? Aaron W. Hughes believes translation has profound implications for Jewish identity. The Invention of Jewish Identity presents the first sustained analysis of Bible translation and its impact on Jewish philosophy from the medieval period to the 20th century. Hughes examines some of the most important Jewish thinkersoSaadya Gaon, Moses ibn Ezra, Maimonides, Judah Messer Leon, Moses Mendelssohn, Martin Buber, and Franz Rosenzweigoand their work on biblical narrative, to understand how linguistic and conceptual idioms change and develop into ideas about the self. The philosophical issues behind Bible translation, according to Hughes, are inseparable from more universal sets of questions that affect Jewish life and learning.
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  • Title

    The Invention of Jewish Identity

  • Author

    Aaron W. Hughes

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Indiana University Press

  • Published

    October 2010

  • Weight

    277g

  • Page Count

    202

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.7 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780253222497

  • ISBN-10

    0253222494

  • Eden Code

    3497148

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