The Japanese Translations of the Hebrew Bible

History, Inventory and Analysis

• Author(s): Doron B. Cohen,
• Publisher: BRILL
• Pages: 451
• ISBN_13: 9789004243477
  ISBN_10: 900424347X
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / Literacy , Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament , Religion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament , Religion / Judaism / Sacred Writings , Language Arts & Disciplines / Translating & Interpreting ,

Description:... The Japanese Translations of the Hebrew Bible: History, Inventory and Analysis tells the story of the translation of the Bible into Japanese against the background of the transplanting of Christianity in Japan. It includes a detailed inventory of Old Testament translations, with linguistic and theological analyses of choice verses.