Parashat Toldot: A cautionary tale
In this discourse on the meaning of the word “toldot,” our default is applying it in anthropocentric terms. But is that correct?
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In this discourse on the meaning of the word “toldot,” our default is applying it in anthropocentric terms. But is that correct?
Accuracy and literalness in biblical translation are not the same, says John Barton
The often-ludicrous battle to translate the Bible began before the Old Testament was finished, as John Barton's enjoyable The Word reveals
From the blog of Naomi Graetz at The Times of Israel