Translating the Bible Literally: The History and Translation Methods of the King James Version, the New American Standard Bible and the English Standard Version
Description:Differences in translation between so-called literal Bible versions make it quite appropriate to re-evaluate what is meant by the label 'literal'. What do different literal Bible translations have in common? How do they differ? How do we account for possible different concepts of literalness? How is the concept of literalness applied to the making of a Bible translation?To answer these questions, the author compares three literal Bible translations: the King James Version, the New American Standard Bible and the English Standard Version. For each of these versions, the historical background and the writings of the translators themselves are analysed. The book concludes with a comparison of the three translations in their renderings of selected examples from the Gospel of John.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Translating the Bible Literally: The History and Translation Methods of the King James Version, the New American Standard Bible and the English Standard Version. To get started finding Translating the Bible Literally: The History and Translation Methods of the King James Version, the New American Standard Bible and the English Standard Version, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Translating the Bible Literally: The History and Translation Methods of the King James Version, the New American Standard Bible and the English Standard Version
Description: Differences in translation between so-called literal Bible versions make it quite appropriate to re-evaluate what is meant by the label 'literal'. What do different literal Bible translations have in common? How do they differ? How do we account for possible different concepts of literalness? How is the concept of literalness applied to the making of a Bible translation?To answer these questions, the author compares three literal Bible translations: the King James Version, the New American Standard Bible and the English Standard Version. For each of these versions, the historical background and the writings of the translators themselves are analysed. The book concludes with a comparison of the three translations in their renderings of selected examples from the Gospel of John.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Translating the Bible Literally: The History and Translation Methods of the King James Version, the New American Standard Bible and the English Standard Version. To get started finding Translating the Bible Literally: The History and Translation Methods of the King James Version, the New American Standard Bible and the English Standard Version, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.