I’m thrilled to announce that my father’s latest book, One Hundred Great Jewish Books: Three Millennia of Jewish Conversation, is now available. I may be biased, but it seems to me that if you buy only one book about Judaism this year, it should be this one. So take a look! Here’s more about the…
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I’m thrilled to announce that my father, Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, Ph.D., has just started a blog: Life and a Little Liturgy. The author of three dozen books, Rabbi Hoffman — “Dad,” to me — is a preeminent Jewish liturgist (it’s a niche market, I know, but he’s got it cornered) and leading modern Jewish…
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I’m thrilled to announce the beta version of my latest project: Exploring the Bible videos. The site is a growing collection of short text-based videos about the Bible, frequently focusing on translation issues. The first three videos (also available on YouTube) are: John 3:16 – What does “God so loved the world” really mean? Quiz:…
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Until January 31, you have another chance to win a free, singed copy of my And God Said. From the book’s blog: We’re giving away a free copy of And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible’s Original Meaning, signed by the author. For the best chances of winning, enter the sweepstakes via Twitter. You…
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The popular Better Bibles Blog (“BBB”) has a new feature: Share, where you can leave questions about Bible translation and share links. From the announcement there: GIVE US A LINK! We would like to hear from you. The Internet is a big place with far too much interesting stuff for our small group of writers…
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I’m in Houston, my first stop on a four-city, two-week book tour about And God Said. (Read more.) Sponsored by the JBC, the tour brings me to Houston, San Diego, Milwaukee, and Boulder this month, in addition to Queens (last month) and Wilmette, IL (in March). Those who are so inclined can follow along from…
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As expected, the much-anticipated updated NIV went on-line today at Bible Gateway. The new translation doesn’t seem to have a name that distinguishes it from older translations of the same name. It’s just called the “NIV.” Unfortunately, the previous two NIV translations — the TNIV and what I guess we’ll have to call the “old…
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Bible Gateway is one of the top destinations for different translations of the Bible. It has also announced that the widely-anticipated updated NIV translation (the so-called “2011” edition) will first be available on its website. So its new Perspectives in Translation blog, a joint project with The Gospel Coalition, is sure to receive attention. The…
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Here’s another chance to win a free, signed copy of my latest book, And God Said. From blog.AndGodSaid.com: In honor of the three-month anniversary of And God Said (already in its second printing!), we’re giving away another free copy signed by the author. To enter, visit the “Sweepstakes” tab of And God Said’s Facebook page.…
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Yesterday I had the treat to talk to Al Kresta about Bible translation on his nationally syndicated “Kresta in the Afternoon.” You can find the audio here.
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