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Views of orality and the translation of the Bible

Translation Studies, 2015
This article presents an overview of constructions of orality that played an important role in the theory and practice of modern Bible translation. Three distinct perspectives can be distinguished. First we have the constructions of orality as articulated by Buber and Rosenzweig in the Interbellum period, a view of orality embedded in ideologies and ...
L J De Vries
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Introduction: Contemporary translation studies and Bible translation

Acta Theologica, 2002
From text: The need for a formal-equivalent Afrikaans Bible has been expressed in some circles in South Africa for many years. Among other things, this need prompted the interdenominational committee of churches that use the Bible in Afrikaans (The ...
J. A. Naudé, C. H. J. van der Merwe
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Translation studies and Bible translation

Acta Theologica, 2000
An overview of recent developments of the discipline that studies the activity of translation, as well as the implications for Bible translation, is presented. Starting off with a discussion on the name and content of the discipline, an overview of some
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O nekotorych ključevych ponjatijach Biblii v udmurtskom literaturnom jazyke [Some Key Biblical Terms in Udmurt Language] [PDF]

Linguistica Uralica, 2022
In the past ten years the most important event has taken place in the spriritual life of Finno-Ugric peoples in Russia - the translation of the books of the Holy Scriptures into their mother tongues and dialects.
Mihail Atamanov, Marja Kartano
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Die invloed van die lojaliteite en onderliggende vertaalfilosofie van die vertaler op die vertaalkeuses, met verwysing na die Afr2020 Bybelvertaling

In die Skriflig, 2021
The influence of the translator’s loyalties and underlying translation philosophy on the translation choices, with reference to the Afr2020 Bible translation.
Roelie van der Spuy
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Historical inferences from traditions of origins of Tarok and some Chadic languages in Central Nigeria

Afrika und Übersee, 2020
Contact between the Tarokoid languages of Sur, Yangkam, Pe, Vaghat Cluster, Tarok and some Chadic languages found in southeast Plateau State of central Nigeria and its implications for the sketching of a history for the area is the main thesis of this ...
Selbut Longtau
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‘Not getting what you ask for’ from rapid appraisal surveys: A new model to assess Bible translation needs

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022
The decision to initiate a Bible translation project in any community has profound implications. In logistical terms, Bible translation projects can be expensive and taxing on their donors, initiators and other stakeholders.
Tobias J. Houston
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Towards redeeming ‘loyalty’ in functionalist Bible translation using the Hebrew ḥesed concept

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023
Within translation studies, functionalist translations and even more specifically, translations guided by Skopos theory are very much purposeful activities.
Tobias J. Houston
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Abosom, A Theological Issue in the Celebration of Odwira by the Akuapem of Ghana [PDF]

Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology, 2020
The people of Akuapem in the Eastern Region of Ghana celebrate Odwira annually. Akuapem Christians see the celebration of Odwira as bosomsom (service or worship of gods/deities/divinities) which conflicts with their faith as God commands that “Christians”
Ernestina Afriyie
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A new framework for Bible translation

Acta Theologica, 2002
Since the time in which Nida and Taber published The theory and practice of translation, there have been dramatic changes in the communication situations of Bible translation throughout the world.
T. Wilt
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