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The Catalog of Thirty-One Kings: Thoughts in the Twenty-First Century on Old Yiddish Epic
Focusing on a retelling of Joshua 12:7–24, this study demonstrates the role of the epic in the representation of biblical themes in Old Yiddish literature.
Jul 12, 2024
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Translating As Saying
Can Martin Buber and Franz Rosenzweig’s translation of the Hebrew Bible be considered a form of Jewish speech? When and how does translation become a Jewish way of talking?
Jun 16, 2020