A Guide to Bible Translation

A Guide to Bible Translation offers a broad overview of theory and practice in Scripture translation from ancient times to the present day, with an eye to the future. Its 726 articles by 180 translators, publishing specialists, and scholars are addressed to a global readership of Bible translators, interpreters, students of culture and biblical studies, as well as interested church members and clerical leaders.
This unprecedented Guide opens up and celebrates captivating stories of people, languages, and key topics of scholarship involved in over two millennia of Bible translation. Hearing a passage read from the new Gbaya language Bible, my Muslim friend declared with astonishment, “God really does speak our language!” Multiply that response by over 3,000 language communities where worshipers listen attentively to God’s Word clearly translated and clearly read. We are grateful to the editors and authors whose life-long dedication to the communication of God’s Word and to excellence in scholarship makes this Guide available to us.
Thomas G. Christensen, Professor Emeritus
Institut Luthérien de Théologie de Meiganga, Cameroun

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Book Detail A Guide to Bible Translation by Philip A. Noss Charles S. Houser

A Guide to Bible Translation People, Languages, and Topics

by Philip A. Noss Charles S. Houser

Pages: 1012

Dimensions: 7 x 10

Category LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES - Translating & Interpreting BIBLES - Multiple Translations - General RELIGION - Biblical Reference - Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Type : Paperback

ISBN : 9781545658116

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A Guide to Bible Translationoffers a broad overview of theory and practice in Scripture translation from ancient times to the present day, with an eye to the future. Its 726 articles by 180 translators, publishing specialists, and scholars are addressed to a global readership of Bible translators, interpreters, students of culture and biblical studies, as well as interested church members and clerical leaders. This unprecedented Guide opens up and celebrates captivating stories of people, languages, and key topics of scholarship involved in over two millennia of Bible translation. Hearing a passage read from the new Gbaya language Bible, my Muslim friend declared with astonishment, God really does speak our language! Multiply that response by over 3,000 language communities where worshipers listen attentively to Gods Word clearly translated and clearly read. We are grateful to the editors and authors whose life-long dedication to the communication of Gods Word and to excellence in scholarship makes this Guide available to us. Thomas G. Christensen, Professor Emeritus Institut Luthrien de Thologie de Meiganga, Cameroun Bible translation has always allowed itself to be stirred and driven, not just by challenges, but also by new knowledge, new technologies, new ideas of presentation, dictates of different geographical locations, and the needs of the target audiences whether these were ecclesiastical, politico-cultural, or ideological in nature. And now through thisGuides easy narrative style, its categorization of topics, and the courage to allow diverse voices and languages to speak into this complex subject, the United Bible Societies has added one more innovative tool into Bible translation work. Professor Margaret Muthwii, Vice Chancellor Pan Africa Christian University, Kenya In the 1990s, translation studies, led by scholars such as SusanBassnett, Andr Lefevere, and Mary Snell-Hornby, took the now famouscultural turn, looking at how institutions of power influencedtranslation decisions. Right around the same period, Bibletranslators took the translation studies turn, looking to translationstudies scholars such as James Holmes, Jos Lambert, Ernst-August Gutt,Lawrence Venuti, and Cristiane Nord, to expand their theoretical base.Such interdisciplinary collaboration, taking place at colloquia around the world, can be seen everywhere in the United Bible Societies A Guideto Bible Translation, which will appealto students of Bible translation, translation studies, sacred texttranslation, the history of translation, and, especially, culturalstudies. Professor Edwin Gentzler University of Massachusetts-Amherst, USA

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