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Jul 1, 2023 · Bible translation, the practical principles and procedures whereby it is accomplished, and some of the chief ways in which linguistics and related studies contribute to this worldwide endeavor.
This chart visually shows the style of each English Bible translation, in a spectrum ranging from word-for-word, to thought-for-thought (dynamic equivalence) and paraphrase. [Word-for-word is
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Feb 20, 2024 · Explore the complexities of Bible translation, from linguistic challenges to theological influences. Uncover the history, issues, and major English versions, shedding light on the intricate process of bringing ancient texts to modern readers accurately.
We examine nearly 70 English translations of the Bible from the John Wycliffe translation (ca. 1395) to the Expanded Bible (2011). Up until about 1900 these versions translated the Hebrew fairly literally into English and therefore reflect the same cosmology that the Hebrew text depicts. However, in the 20th
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In this essay we will first give an overview of developments in contemporary approaches to Bible translation around the world in the past few decades and then consider some recent translations of the Bible into the Portuguese language and how they relate to some of the themes and issues discussed in the first part of this essay.
- Roy E. Ciampa
- 2013
Bible translator has to be, or become, to some extent a biblical scholar; and since the New Testament, at least, is written in a language which is no longer alive, the work of every biblical scholar involves translation. Moreover, many Bible translators are not only scholars but academics.
To state the obvious, Bible translation is a multidisciplinary task influenced by cognitive processes. What, then, do Bible translators need to know about the intended communication of a biblical text on one hand and a people’s context-based inferences on the other?
