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orion CONFERENCE ANNOUNCMENT
The Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies at University
of Maryland, College Park is hosting a conference on Biblical translation
on Sunday, April 26, 1998. College Park is situated just outside of
Washington, D.C.
Papers are invited on topics relating to the translation of the Hebrew
Bible in ancient, medieval, or modern times as a process seen within its
historical, social and cultural context. Possible topic areas include
biblical translation as it affects, or is affected by, literary or other
approaches to the Bible; ideology; doctrine; use within a religious
community; popular perceptions of the Bible; publishers' concerns;
ethical issues, and the like. Proceedings will be published in the
Center's series, "Studies and Texts in Jewish History and Culture."
In keeping with the Meyerhoff Center's role both in academe and in the
broader community, it is hoped that papers, in addition to possessing
scholarly merit, will be accessible to the educated public.
Please mail, e-mail or fax 1-page abstracts to Dr. F. W. Knobloch,
Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies, 0113 Woods Hall, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742-7415; e-mail fk24@umail.umd.edu; fax
(301) 405-8232.