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The word of God in English : criteria for excellence in Bible translation / Leland Ryken. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Wheaton, Illinois : Crossway Books, (c)2002.Description: 336 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781581344646
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS449
  • BS449.R993.W673 2002
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Contents:
Lessons from ordinary discourse -- Lessons from the history of translation -- Five fallacies about the Bible -- Seven fallacies about translation -- Eight fallacies about Bible readers -- The theology and ethics of Bible translation -- Translation and hermeneutics -- Ignoring the literary qualities of the Bible -- Obscuring the world of the original text -- Destabilization of the biblical text -- Reductionism -- Fidelity to the words of the original -- Effective diction : clarity, vividness, connotation, ambiguity -- Respect for the principles of poetry -- Effective rhythm -- Exaltation and beauty -- Conclusion: what makes the best Bible translation?
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BS449.R95 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001528294

Includes bibliographies and index.

Lessons from literature -- Lessons from ordinary discourse -- Lessons from the history of translation -- Five fallacies about the Bible -- Seven fallacies about translation -- Eight fallacies about Bible readers -- The theology and ethics of Bible translation -- Translation and hermeneutics -- Ignoring the literary qualities of the Bible -- Obscuring the world of the original text -- Destabilization of the biblical text -- Reductionism -- Fidelity to the words of the original -- Effective diction : clarity, vividness, connotation, ambiguity -- Respect for the principles of poetry -- Effective rhythm -- Exaltation and beauty -- Conclusion: what makes the best Bible translation?

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