Multilingualism and Translation in Ancient Judaism: Before and After Babel

by Steven D. Fraade

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 well as diachronic context - the history of Judaism and beyond. Neither systematic nor comprehensive, his selection of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek primary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009203711
• ISBN13: 9781009203715
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"