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Murderous History of Bible Translations: Power, Conflict, and the Quest for Meaning
Murderous History of Bible Translations: Power, Conflict, and the Quest for Meaning | Harry Freedman
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Harry Freedman, author of The Talmud: A Biography, recounts the fascinating and bloody history of the Bible.In 1535, William Tyndale, the first man to produce an English version of the Bible in print, was captured and imprisoned in (…more)
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iread2much
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This is a fascinating history of Bible translations and while there is a lot I wish the author included, I respect that he followed his introduction and stayed very focused. I do think it would have benefited from more historical context, and I think more detail on modern translations. I enjoy the history and I learned a lot - fun fact a woman didn‘t translate the Bible until the 19th century. 3/5 stars

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volatilestatic
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I never knew that dry writing could render such an interesting topic so unbelievably boring. I was so excited to read this, but it turned into an interminable slog and I wound up skimming the last several chapters. Meh. At least I learned a few things.

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Christy2318
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Bailedbailed

I gave up around page 91 because it was considerably less interesting than the title suggested.

BookishMarginalia Isn't it sad when that happens? 8y
rabbitprincess Darn, I was prepared to add it to my to-read list based on the title! 8y
DGRachel That's disappointing. It's a great title! 8y
Christy2318 @BookishMarginalia @rabbitprincess @DGRachel - It was very sad. So much potential and it was just zzzzzzz 8y
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Redwritinghood
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This is a well-researched book on Bible translation that is written in an easy-to-read and engaging style--not dry or boring at all. The author went into the origins of the Bible, as well as the many controversies surrounding its translation, both the ancient ones and some more modern ones. Taken as a fixture now, it is interesting to hear how translation of the Bible was often complicated by issues of wealth, power and anti-Semitic beliefs.

SaraFair I am going to read try and get to this one soon. Burning at the stake and other atrocities came to those who tried to make the Bible accessible and readable by the common man in different languages. 8y
Megabooks This sounds awesome! 8y
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