Abstract
Jewish versions of the Bible frequently feature extensive commentaries in addition to translated text. In many instances these commentaries elicit as much attention as the translation itself-if not more. Typically combining grammatical and exegetical remarks, these commentaries accompany both freer and more literal renderings and may contain non-Jewish and non-traditional commentators along with substantial offerings from mainstream Jewish exegetes. The erudition displayed by these Jewish translators is extensive, often aimed at a more learned audience than the translated text itself. Overall, such Jewish versions may be seen as efforts to open up for non-Hebrew readers the intentionally ambiguous language of the original, where lexical and grammatical multivalence are characteristic features-features that are frequently lost when rendering words and expressions from one language to another.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 476-493 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Open Theology |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
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Between text and commentary : A characteristic feature of Jewish Bible versions. / Greenspoon, Leonard.
In: Open Theology, Vol. 2, No. 1, 01.01.2016, p. 476-493.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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