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1 online resource (x, 462 pages) ; illustrations |
| Summary |
"Jewish texts and traditions. An expression of this was the remarkable turn to Bible translation. In the century and a half between Moses Mendelssohn's pioneering translation and the final one by Martin Buber and Franz Rosenzweig, German Jews produced sixteen different translations of at least the Pentateuch. Buber and Rosenzweig famously critiqued bourgeois German Judaism as a craven attempt to establish social respectability to facilitate Jews' entry into the middle class through a vapid, domesticated account of Judaism. Exploring Bible translations by Moses Mendelssohn, Leopold Zunz, and Samson Raphael Hirsch, I argue that each sought to ground a "reformation" of Judaism along bourgeois lines, which involved aligning Judaism with a Protestant concept of religion. They did so because they saw in bourgeois values the best means to serve God and the authentic actualization of Jewish tradition. Through their learned, creative Bible translations, Mendelssohn, Zunz, and Hirsch presented distinct visions of middle-class Judaism that affirmed Jewish nationhood while lighting the path to a purposeful, emotionally rich, spiritual life grounded in ethical responsibility"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 26, 2021) |
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Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786.
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Zunz, Leopold, 1794-1886.
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Hirsch, Samson Raphael, 1808-1888.
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Hirsch, Samson Raphael, 1808-1888 fast |
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Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786 fast |
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Zunz, Leopold, 1794-1886 fast |
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Bible. Old Testament. German -- Versions
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Bible. Old Testament -- Versions, Jewish.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013777
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Bible. Old Testament -- Translating -- Germany
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Bible. Old Testament fast |
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Jews -- Germany -- History -- 18th century
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Jews -- Germany -- History -- 19th century
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Judaism -- Germany -- History -- 18th century
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Judaism -- Germany -- History -- 19th century
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Ethnic relations
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Jews
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Judaism
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Germany -- Ethnic relations
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Germany -- Religious life and customs.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054651
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Germany
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020037505 |
| ISBN |
9780199336401 |
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0199336407 |
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9780199336395 |
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0199336393 |
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