Translation for transformation : André Chouraqui and his translation of the gospels

Abstract

Although he remains largely an unknown in the English-speaking world, André Chouraqui (1917-2007) was, for much of the twentieth century, a prominent and respected figure in the francophone world, in the Middle East and in Jewish circles worldwide. Born into a Sephardic Jewish family in Algeria, Chouraqui pursued studies in law and rabbinics in paris, and served in the French Underground during the Second World War. After the war, he quickly became one of the pioneers in Jewish-Christian dialogue in France and, after emigrating ot the State of Israel, emerged as [one of] its leading intellectual, political and social leaders, serving in the cabinet of David Ben-Gurion, and becoming Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem under Teddy Kollek (1965-73).