The Japanese Translations of the Hebrew Bible: History, Inventory and Analysis tells the story of the translation of the Bible into Japanese against the background of the transplanting of Christianity in Japan. It includes a detailed inventory of Old Testament translations, with linguistic and theological analyses of choice verses.

Doron B. Cohen, Th.D. (2011) from Doshisha University, Kyoto, where he is currently a lecturer in the history of Japanese Christianity. He has published many articles on religion and literature, and translated Japanese novels and poetry into Hebrew.