“bible”

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

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

The recent publication of Robert Alter’s long-awaited complete translation of the entire Hebrew Bible into English is a en enormous achievement. But Alter is not the first to tackle this monumental project; almost a century earlier, Solomon Bloomgarten—better known by his pen name, Yehoash—produced a landmark translation of the same text into Yiddish. 

Apr 05, 2019