Jacob''s Shipwreck - Diaspora, Translation, Jewish Christian Relations in Medieval

Jewish and Christian authors of the High Middle Ages not infrequently came into dialogue or conflict with each other over traditions drawn from ancient writings outside of the bible. Circulating in Hebrew and Latin translations, these included the two independent versions of the Testament of Naphtali. For Ruth Nisse, this is an emblematic...

Summary

Jewish and Christian authors of the High Middle Ages not infrequently came into dialogue or conflict with each other over traditions drawn from ancient writings outside of the bible. Circulating in Hebrew and Latin translations, these included the two independent versions of the Testament of Naphtali. For Ruth Nisse, this is an emblematic text.

Product details

• Authors: Ruth Nisse
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781501703072
• ISBN: 978-1-5017-0307-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies