My latest book — The Bible Doesn’t Say That: 40 Biblical Mistranslations, Misconceptions, and Other Misunderstandings — goes on sale today! A “witty and accessible look at Scripture … Hoffman has produced the best kind of popular scholarship, that will interest both religious and secular readers.” – Publishers Weekly Here’s the cover copy: The Bible…
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Translators and poets, get ready! Now that I’ve submitted my second book manuscript to St. Martin’s Press, I’m looking forward to spending more time here. As part of my return, in the next little while I’m going to announce a project to translate Isaiah 54 collectively. Some of the most moving words ever penned, in…
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Ever wonder what happened to Adam and Eve after they left the Garden of Eden? There’s an answer, but it was cut from the Bible. Curious about how Abraham discovered monotheism? That was cut too. So was the once-popular Book of Enoch, written before the Book of Daniel and quoted in the New Testament. Though…
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Do you have a blog or other media outlet? Do you post book reviews? If so, my publisher has offered to send you an advance copy of my newest book, The Bible’s Cutting Room Floor: The Holy Scriptures Missing From Your Bible. It’s available as a NetGalley (here) or an ARC. Be in touch with…
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A bit off-topic, but still certainly Bible related: Though my newest project, “The Unabridged Bible,” won’t roll out until a couple of months into 2014, a sneak-peek is available now, with two four lots of sample pages, including: The Life of Adam and Eve (which I mentioned on the History Channel’s Bible Secrets Revealed: The…
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I’m excited and a little nervous to announce that I’m appearing in two episodes of the History Channel’s upcoming Bible Secrets Revealed, which starts airing nationwide this Wednesday, November 13, at 10:00pm EST. Read the whole story — including air times, links to more information, and video trailers from the series — in my latest…
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From my personal blog: It gives me great pleasure to announce the publication of “Revenge,” the second story in my thriller series, “The Warwick Files.” In “Revenge,” a woman breaks off an affair with the governor, pitting Police Chief Kai Goodman against the State Police. Like the first story, “Revenge” features Coyote “Kai” Goodman, whose…
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I’m pleased to announce the publication of “Checkpoint,” the first story in my new thriller series: The Warwick Files. The stories feature Police Chief Coyote “Kai” Goodman, whose past is so secret that even his cover story is classified. The setting is Warwick, NY, where, according to the official count, there are no spies. In…
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I’m pleased to announce the third volume in the “Prayers of Awe” series: We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism. Representing the 15th time I’ve collaborated with my father, Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, the book contains my translations of ancient Hebrew liturgical poems, along with detailed notes about why I made the decisions I did,…
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Until June 30, you have another chance to win a free, singed copy of my And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible’s Original Meaning. From the book’s blog: We’re giving away a free copy of And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible’s Original Meaning, autographed by the author. For the best chances of…
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