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An edition of A history of Bible translation (2007)

A history of Bible translation

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"No other book has been translated over such a long period of time as the Bible, no other literary work has been rendered into so many languages, and no other document continues to be the object of such intense translation activity throughout the world. Although the practice of orally translating the Bible may date back to times before the first Hebrew Scriptures were committed to writing, the complex and engaging story of Bible translation began in earnest with the first major Bible translation, the Septuagint, the translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek in the centuries just before the Common Era. In A History of Bible Translation, sixteen biblical scholars, linguists, theoreticians, and translation professionals have collaborated to present an overview of Bible translation from the time of Septuagint, the Targums, and the Latin Vulgate through the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, and into the present day where mother-tongue speakers have replaced the missionary translators of the colonial era. Included in this survey are summaries of important secondary versions (including Arabic, Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopic, Georgian, and Slavonic), often neglected in other Bible translation histories. This historical overview is deepened by chapters addressing historical epistemologies, evolving and competing theories of translation, and discussions of ancient and modern methadolodies. Recognizing that the history of Bible translation is an unfinished story, the volume concludes with reports from Africa and Latin America that reveal what is being learned today as Bible translation thrives anew in a post-missionary world. A History of Bible Translation is the inaugural volume in a series of monographs being prepared by the American Bible society and its partners that will provide historical perspectives and address important issues relating to the history and practice of Bible Translation. Through the insights and observations of their authors, these monographs will fill in their own small parts of the great story of Bible translation." -- Back cover.

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Table of Contents

A history of Bible translation : introduction and overview -- Philip A. Noss
Introduction : the Septuagint to the vernaculars -- Manuel Jinbachian
The first versions : the Septuagint, the Targums, and the Latin -- David G. Burke
Secondary versions : Arabic to Old Slavonic -- Erroll Rhodes
From Martin Luther to the Revised English Version -- Paul Ellingworth
Bible translation in Africa -- Aloo Osotsi Mojola
Bible translation in Asia-Pacific and the Americas -- Daud Soesilo
Introduction : epistemology and theory -- Stefano Arduini
On the historical epistemologies of Bible translating -- Anthony Pym
Framing Nida : the relevance of translation theory in the United Bible Societies -- Stephen Pattemore
Introduction: methodology of Bible translation -- Lourens de Vries
Translation techniques in the ancient Bible translations : Septuagint and Targum -- Harry Sysling
Translation techniques in modern Bible translation -- Paul Ellingworth
Introduction : the field today -- Lynell Zogbo
Bible translation in Africa : a post-missionary approach -- Dieudonné Prosper Aroga Bessong and Michel Kenmogne
Word of God, word of the people : translating the Bible in post-missionary times -- Edesio Sáncehz-Cetina.

Edition Notes

Sponsored by the Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship and the American Bible Society.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-462) and indexes.

Current Copyright Fee: GBP20.00 0.

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Series
History of Bible translation -- 1, History of Bible translation -- 1.

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Dewey Decimal Class
220
Library of Congress
BS450 .H57 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
xix, 521 pages, 16 pages of plates
Number of pages
521

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Open Library
OL28382925M
ISBN 10
8884983738
ISBN 13
9788884983732
OCLC/WorldCat
180204633

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