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The social sciences and biblical translation /
The Bible is an ancient book, written in a language other than English, describing social and cultural situations incongruent with modern sensibilities. To help readers bridge these gaps, this work examines the translation and interpretation of a set of biblical texts from the perspectives of cultur...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Atlanta :
Society of Biblical Literature,
2008.
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| Series: | Symposium series (Society of Biblical Literature) ;
no. 41. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | The Bible is an ancient book, written in a language other than English, describing social and cultural situations incongruent with modern sensibilities. To help readers bridge these gaps, this work examines the translation and interpretation of a set of biblical texts from the perspectives of cultural anthropology and the social sciences. The introduction deals with methodological issues, enabling readers to recognize the differences in translation when words, sentences, and ideas are part of ancient social and cultural systems that shape meaning. The following essays demonstrate how Bible translations can be culturally sensitive, take into account the challenge of social distance, and avoid the dangers of ethnocentric and theological myopia. As a whole, this work shows the importance of making use of the insights of cultural anthropology in an age of ever-increasing manipulation of the biblical text. --From publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 188 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-167) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781589834323 1589834321 1589833473 9781589833470 |