{"product_id":"9780226745077","title":"Faithful Renderings: Jewish-Christian Difference and the Politics of Translation","description":"\u003ci\u003eFaithful Renderings\u003c\/i\u003e reads translation history through the lens of Jewish–Christian difference and, conversely, views Jewish–Christian difference as an effect of translation. Subjecting translation to a theological-political analysis, Seidman asks how the charged Jewish–Christian relationship—and more particularly the dependence of Christianity on the texts and translations of a rival religion—has haunted the theory and practice of translation in the West. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bringing together central issues in translation studies with episodes in Jewish–Christian history, Naomi Seidman considers a range of texts, from the Bible to Elie Wiesel’s \u003ci\u003eNight\u003c\/i\u003e, delving into such controversies as the accuracy of various Bible translations, the medieval use of converts from Judaism to Christianity as translators, the censorship of anti-Christian references in Jewish texts, and the translation of Holocaust testimony. \u003ci\u003eFaithful Renderings\u003c\/i\u003e ultimately reveals that translation is not a marginal phenomenon but rather a crucial issue for understanding the relations between Jews and Christians and indeed the development of each religious community.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166185275632,"sku":"9780226745077","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780226745077_p0.jpg?v=1763675697","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780226745077","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}