The translation and translator of the Peshitta of Hosea
"In The Translation and the Translator of the Peshitta of Hosea, Eric J. Tully offers the first study of the Peshitta conducted via insights and methods from the discipline of Translation Studies. Every translator leaves residue of his or her interference in the course of the translation proces...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | Multilingual |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2015]
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| In: |
Monographs of the Peshiṭta Institute Leiden (21)
Year: 2015 |
| Series/Journal: | Monographs of the Peshiṭta Institute, Amsterdam - Studies in the Syriac versions of the Bible and their cultural contexts
21 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hosea
/ Peshitta
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Hosea
Translating
B Translating and interpreting B Bible. Hosea Syriac Peshitta |
| Summary: | "In The Translation and the Translator of the Peshitta of Hosea, Eric J. Tully offers the first study of the Peshitta conducted via insights and methods from the discipline of Translation Studies. Every translator leaves residue of his or her interference in the course of the translation process. This investigation analyzes that interference (seen in the form of translation shifts), categorizes it, and draws conclusions with implications for textual criticism, Translation Studies, historical reconstruction, and the history of interpretation. Eric Tully argues that the Peshitta was translated from a Hebrew text similar to the Masoretic Text (but not identical to it) and was also influenced by readings from the Greek Septuagint. The study concludes with a socio-historical profile of the translator. Just as an ancient person makes one kind of ceramic jug or bronze incense stand and not another, the translation is a literary artifact in which the translator has crafted a text that reflects his or her own values and technique"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-352) and indexes |
| Physical Description: | x, 369 S, graph. Darst., 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9004288309 |