# The Face of Water

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- Book: [The Face of Water](https://www.bookquiver.com/sarah-ruden/the-face-of-water) ([The Face of Water.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/sarah-ruden/the-face-of-water.md))
- Authors: [Sarah Ruden](https://www.bookquiver.com/sarah-ruden)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-05-2556-365-5
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2018-12-04
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In this dazzling reconsideration of the language of the Old and New Testaments, acclaimed scholar and translator of classical literature Sarah Ruden argues that the Bible’s modern translations often...