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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809536803321

Titolo

Translating the Bible : problems and prospects / / edited by Stanley E. Porter & Richard S. Hess

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : T & T Clark International, , 2004

ISBN

1-283-19702-2

9786613197023

0-567-34993-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Collana

Academic

Disciplina

220.5

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction: The Problems and Prospects of Translating the Bible; Part I: TRANSLATIONAL THEORY AND METHOD; Part II: OLD TESTAMENT; Part III: NEW TESTAMENT; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This topics covered in this volume, embracing both Old and New Testaments, range from detailed studies, such as how a particular biblical verse might be rendered from Hebrew or Greek to larger philosophical and hermeneutical issues-the importance of tradition; how translations come to be canonized; and how a modern translation can and should be evaluated. The value of this topical and highly informative volume lies not only in its insights into particular translational cruxes but in the questions raised and answers suggested regarding translation theory and practice in a range of scriptural te