{"product_id":"faithful-renderings-jewish-christian-difference-and-the-politics-of-translation-9780226745060","title":"Faithful Renderings: Jewish-Christian Difference and the Politics of Translation","description":"\u003ci\u003eFaithful Renderings\u003c\/i\u003e reads translation history through the lens of Jewish-Christian difference and, conversely, views Jewish-Christian difference as an effect of translation. Subjecting translation to a theological-political analysis, Seidman asks how the charged Jewish-Christian relationship--and more particularly the dependence of Christianity on the texts and translations of a rival religion--has haunted the theory and practice of translation in the West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing together central issues in translation studies with episodes in Jewish-Christian history, Naomi Seidman considers a range of texts, from the Bible to Elie Wiesel's \u003ci\u003eNight\u003c\/i\u003e, delving into such controversies as the accuracy of various Bible translations, the medieval use of converts from Judaism to Christianity as translators, the censorship of anti-Christian references in Jewish texts, and the translation of Holocaust testimony. \u003ci\u003eFaithful Renderings \u003c\/i\u003eultimately reveals that translation is not a marginal phenomenon but rather a crucial issue for understanding the relations between Jews and Christians and indeed the development of each religious community. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naomi Seidman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.10w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226745060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaomi Seidman \u003c\/b\u003eis the\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eKoret Professor of Jewish Culture and director of the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44887281205363,"sku":"9780226745060","price":55.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6b6d6aa2-0982-4dbe-9c93-6446541051b8.jpg?v=1776873826","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/faithful-renderings-jewish-christian-difference-and-the-politics-of-translation-9780226745060","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}