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Explores the practice and conception of multilingualism and translation in ancient Judaism, and the deep and dialectical relationship between them. It present ancient texts, in Hebrew and Aramaic, but also Greek, that profoundly plumb the inner dynamics and pedagogical-social implications of this fundamental and generative pairing.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction: multilingualism in the neighborhood; 2. Before Babel; 3. Seventy languages (and translations) for seventy nations; 4. Ezra the scribe and the origins of Targum; 5. Out of the fire and into the wall; 6. 'Reading leads to translation' whether public or private; 7. Be careful what you wish for; 8. Afterword.

Multilingualism and Translation in Ancient

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 9/21/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781009203715, 978-1009203715
      ISBN10: 1009203711
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores the practice and conception of multilingualism and translation in ancient Judaism, and the deep and dialectical relationship between them. It present ancient texts, in Hebrew and Aramaic, but also Greek, that profoundly plumb the inner dynamics and pedagogical-social implications of this fundamental and generative pairing.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction: multilingualism in the neighborhood; 2. Before Babel; 3. Seventy languages (and translations) for seventy nations; 4. Ezra the scribe and the origins of Targum; 5. Out of the fire and into the wall; 6. 'Reading leads to translation' whether public or private; 7. Be careful what you wish for; 8. Afterword.

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