Vernacular bibles in Africa through european eyes: case studies in nineteenth-century translation
Intro -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I Background to Translation in the Nineteenth Century -- 1 An Overview of Bible Translation Theories from the Nineteenth Century to the Present -- 2 The Enlightenment, Mission and Imperialism -- Part II The Efik New Testament Bible T...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subito Delivery Service: | Order now. |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Bukuru
African Christian Textbooks
[2023]
|
| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Nyirenda, Misheck, Vernacular bibles in Africa through european eyes : case studies in nineteenth-century translation] (2024) (Mokhutso, J.)
|
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible
/ Translation
/ Efik language
/ Chewa dialect
/ History 1840-1900
B Africa / Bible / Translation / Mission (international law / History 1840-1900 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
|
| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I Background to Translation in the Nineteenth Century -- 1 An Overview of Bible Translation Theories from the Nineteenth Century to the Present -- 2 The Enlightenment, Mission and Imperialism -- Part II The Efik New Testament Bible Translation -- 3 The Historical Forces behind the Old Calabar Mission -- 4 Origins and History: Old Calabar Mission -- 5 Language and Translation Work -- 6 Translation and Translators -- 7 The Immediate Impact of the Translation on the Calabarese -- Part III The ChiChewa Bible Translation Project -- 8 Background to the Livingstonia and Blantyre Missions -- 9 Origins and History: Livingstonia and Blantyre Missions -- 10 Language and Translation Work -- 11 Evaluative Commentary on Laws' Translation of Mark 1:1-8 -- 12 Laws' Translation of Mark 1:1-8 in the Light of Scott's and the Union Nyanja Translations -- Part IV Going Forward -- 13 Consequences of Developments Since the Twentieth Century -- Appendix I The New American Standard and Greek New Testament texts of Mark 1:1-8 -- Appendix II Sample text of Laws' working translation of the Gospel of Mark, 1885 -- Appendix III A copy of the letter of Robert Laws to the Rev. D. Knight, NBSS, 1928 -- Bibliography. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (176 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1839739169 |