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And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible's Original Meaning Hardcover - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Joel M. Hoffman

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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.

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  • Title And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible's Original Meaning
  • Author Joel M. Hoffman
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martins Press-3PL, New York
  • Date 2010-02-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780312565589 / 0312565585
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.7 x 5.9 x 1.2 in (22.10 x 14.99 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009040037
  • Dewey Decimal Code 221.052

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 03/01/2010, Page 86
  • Publishers Weekly, 12/14/2009, Page 53

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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