Iranian Moderates vs. Hardliners: A Myth That Won’t Die
One of its first propagators is now being held hostage by the “moderates.”
September 6, 2019
Why the Book of Job Proves So Difficult to Translate
Pseudo-archaic poetry, foreign vocabulary, and webs of references.
Having just finished rendering the book of Job into English, Edward Greenstein explains the great challenges it poses for translators, and the reasons for its obscure vocabulary and difficult syntax. Greenstein distinguishes the book’s framing prose narrative (the book’s first two chapters and its final eleven verses) from the poetic “core” in the middle, made up mostly of the conversations between Job and his friends:
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The Campaign for Academic Boycotts of Israel Has Stalled
Some good news on BDS.
Instead of Catering to Anti-Religious Bigotry, Israeli Secularist Politicians Should Learn from David Ben-Gurion
“There is no wall of separation in Israel between Judaism and humanism.”
Why the Book of Job Proves So Difficult to Translate
Pseudo-archaic poetry, foreign vocabulary, and webs of references.
An Aspiring English Novelist Tells How He Became a Successful Jewish One
“Being Jewish, Sefton Goldberg . . . ”