Reviews
A sensitive . . . discussion of the structure of languages in general and of Biblical Hebrew in particular., Hoffman is wise and gentle as he exhibits the issue of distortion by way of translation. Short of all readers learning Hebrew, Hoffman's work is the best gift for a careful reader of a text that defies easy contemporary rendering., PRAISE FOR AND GOD SAID "Deeply welcome as a valuable tool for teaching . . . well-worth acquiring."-- Jewish Book World "A sensitive . . . discussion of the structure of languages in general and of Biblical Hebrew in particular." -- The Jerusalm Post "A wise and important book, and a lot of fun to read." -- Rabbi Harold Kushner , author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People "Hoffman is wise and gentle as he exhibits the issue of distortion by way of translation. Short of all readers learning Hebrew, Hoffman's work is the best gift for a careful reader of a text that defies easy contemporary rendering." -- Walter Brueggemann, author of The Prophetic Imagination "[Hoffman] unites Biblical scholarship and translation theory, embracing modern science and modern linguistics, to help us understand what the Prophets and our forebears were doing and how they wrote. He retrieves what the Bible really was and what it can be for us now." -- The Very Reverend James A. Kowalski , The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine PRAISE FOR IN THE BEGINNING "Hoffman has a flair for explaining how languages work." -- The Times Literary Supplement (London) "Written in an energetic style with a commitment to exploring the evolution of Hebrew from ancient times to the present in ways that a broad audience can comprehend." -- Religious Studies Review , PRAISE FORAND GOD SAID"A sensitive . . . discussion of the structure of languages in general and of Biblical Hebrew in particular."--The Jerusalm Post"A wise and important book, and a lot of fun to read."--Rabbi Harold Kushner, author ofWhen Bad Things Happen to Good People"Hoffman is wise and gentle as he exhibits the issue of distortion by way of translation. Short of all readers learning Hebrew, Hoffman's work is the best gift for a careful reader of a text that defies easy contemporary rendering."--Walter Brueggemann,author ofThe Prophetic Imagination "[Hoffman] unites Biblical scholarship and translation theory, embracing modern science and modern linguistics, to help us understand what the Prophets and our forebears were doing and how they wrote. He retrieves what the Bible really was and what it can be for us now." --The Very Reverend James A. Kowalski, The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine PRAISE FORIN THE BEGINNING "Hoffman has a flair for explaining how languages work." --The Times Literary Supplement(London) "Written in an energetic style with a commitment to exploring the evolution of Hebrew from ancient times to the present in ways that a broad audience can comprehend." --Religious Studies Review , PRAISE FOR AND GOD SAID "Deeply welcome as a valuable tool for teaching . . . well-worth acquiring." - Jewish Book World "A sensitive . . . discussion of the structure of languages in general and of Biblical Hebrew in particular." - The Jerusalem Post "A lively tour of the difficulties besetting the Bible's translators, their successes and (more frequent) failures." - Jewish Ideas Daily "A wise and important book, and a lot of fun to read." - Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People "Hoffman is wise and gentle as he exhibits the issue of distortion by way of translation. Short of all readers learning Hebrew, Hoffman's work is the best gift for a careful reader of a text that defies easy contemporary rendering." - Walter Brueggemann, author of The Prophetic Imagination "[Hoffman] unites Biblical scholarship and translation theory, embracing modern science and modern linguistics, to help us understand what the Prophets and our forebears were doing and how they wrote. He retrieves what the Bible really was and what it can be for us now." - The Very Reverend James A. Kowalski, The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine PRAISE FOR IN THE BEGINNING "Hoffman has a flair for explaining how languages work." - The Times Literary Supplement (London) "Written in an energetic style with a commitment to exploring the evolution of Hebrew from ancient times to the present in ways that a broad audience can comprehend." - Religious Studies Review , ADVANCE PRAISE FORAND GOD SAID"A wise and important book, and a lot of fun to read."--Rabbi Harold Kushner, author ofWhen Bad Things Happen to Good People"Hoffman is wise and gentle as he exhibits the issue of distortion by way of translation. Short of all readers learning Hebrew, Hoffman's work is the best gift for a careful reader of a text that defies easy contemporary rendering."--Walter Brueggemann,author ofThe Prophetic Imagination "[Hoffman] unites Biblical scholarship and translation theory, embracing modern science and modern linguistics, to help us understand what the Prophets and our forebears were doing and how they wrote. He retrieves what the Bible really was and what it can be for us now." --The Very Reverend James A. Kowalski, The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine PRAISE FORIN THE BEGINNING "Hoffman has a flair for explaining how languages work." --The Times Literary Supplement(London) "Written in an energetic style with a commitment to exploring the evolution of Hebrew from ancient times to the present in ways that a broad audience can comprehend." --Religious Studies Review , Written in an energetic style with a commitment to exploring the evolution of Hebrew from ancient times to the present in ways that a broad audience can comprehend., A lively tour of the difficulties besetting the Bible's translators, their successes and (more frequent) failures., "Deeply welcome as a valuable tool for teaching . . . well-worth acquiring." -- Jewish Book World "A sensitive . . . discussion of the structure of languages in general and of Biblical Hebrew in particular." -- The Jerusalem Post "A lively tour of the difficulties besetting the Bible's translators, their successes and (more frequent) failures." -- Jewish Ideas Daily "A wise and important book, and a lot of fun to read." --Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People "Hoffman is wise and gentle as he exhibits the issue of distortion by way of translation. Short of all readers learning Hebrew, Hoffman's work is the best gift for a careful reader of a text that defies easy contemporary rendering." --Walter Brueggemann, author of The Prophetic Imagination "[Hoffman] unites Biblical scholarship and translation theory, embracing modern science and modern linguistics, to help us understand what the Prophets and our forebears were doing and how they wrote. He retrieves what the Bible really was and what it can be for us now." --The Very Reverend James A. Kowalski, The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine "Hoffman has a flair for explaining how languages work." -- The Times Literary Supplement (London) on In The Beginning "Written in an energetic style with a commitment to exploring the evolution of Hebrew from ancient times to the present in ways that a broad audience can comprehend." -- Religious Studies Review on In The Beginning, [Hoffman] unites Biblical scholarship and translation theory, embracing modern science and modern linguistics, to help us understand what the Prophets and our forebears were doing and how they wrote. He retrieves what the Bible really was and what it can be for us now., PRAISE FOR AND GOD SAID "Deeply welcome as a valuable tool for teaching . . . well-worth acquiring."-- Jewish Book World "A sensitive . . . discussion of the structure of languages in general and of Biblical Hebrew in particular." -- The Jerusalm Post "A lively tour of the difficulties besetting the Bible's translators, their successes and (more frequent) failures."-- Jewish Ideas Daily "A wise and important book, and a lot of fun to read." -- Rabbi Harold Kushner , author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People "Hoffman is wise and gentle as he exhibits the issue of distortion by way of translation. Short of all readers learning Hebrew, Hoffman's work is the best gift for a careful reader of a text that defies easy contemporary rendering." -- Walter Brueggemann, author of The Prophetic Imagination "[Hoffman] unites Biblical scholarship and translation theory, embracing modern science and modern linguistics, to help us understand what the Prophets and our forebears were doing and how they wrote. He retrieves what the Bible really was and what it can be for us now." -- The Very Reverend James A. Kowalski , The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine PRAISE FOR IN THE BEGINNING "Hoffman has a flair for explaining how languages work." -- The Times Literary Supplement (London) "Written in an energetic style with a commitment to exploring the evolution of Hebrew from ancient times to the present in ways that a broad audience can comprehend." -- Religious Studies Review
