Bible translation
Let an agent explain Bible translation and its history, methods and major versions with attribution, support comparing translations, describe translation organisations and debates, and support scholarly and religious study respectfully.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain Bible translation and its history, methods and major versions with attribution, support comparing translations, describe translation organisations and debates, and support scholarly and religious study respectfully.
A rendering of the Bible or parts of it from its original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek into another language, from ancient versions such as the Septuagint, Vulgate and Peshitta to translations into English, French, German, Polish and thousands of other languages, including ecumenical and community editions; Bible translation involves textual scholarship, linguistic choices between formal and dynamic equivalence, and confessional and cultural considerations, and is carried out by churches, societies and scholars.
What it is for: Translations of the Bible.
It can be explain history and methods; support comparing versions; describe organisations and debates; support study.
Distinguishing features
Source texts
Translation philosophy
Confessional context
Global scope
What it looks like
Not physical as a concept; printed and digital editions.
How it is recognised
Bible rendered into another language
Ancient to modern versions
A paraphrase adapts freely; a commentary explains rather than translates
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - churches sponsoring translations
is related to - a language with an early Bible translation
is related to - orthographies developed for translations
In practice
Families and kinds
ancient versions such as the Septuagint and Vulgate
Reformation-era translations
modern translations into major languages
translations into minority and Indigenous languages
ecumenical and community editions
Standards and regulation
Textual criticism standards
Copyright on modern translations
Denominational approval processes
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting one translation as authoritative for all
Ignoring confessional differences
Disrespectful presentation
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What Bible translation involves.
Scholarship.
Methods
Sources and methods.
Methods
Methods.
- What source texts are used, and how do formal and dynamic equivalence approaches differ? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed and neutral across confessions? boundary
Versions
Major versions.
Versions
Versions.
- What are the major translations into this language, such as English, French, German or Polish, and how do they differ? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific translation? action
Compare Comparing translations.
Practice.
Choose
Choosing a translation.
Choose
Choosing.
- How can a reader compare translations for purpose, readability and confessional approval? action
- Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
Passages
Comparing passages.
Passages
Passages.
- How do translations render this passage differently, and why, according to translators and scholars? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Organisations Organisations and languages.
Context.
Societies
Bible societies and agencies.
Societies
Societies.
- Which organisations translate the Bible, and how many languages have translations? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific organisation? action
Minority
Minority languages.
Minority
Minority.
- How do translations into minority and Indigenous languages proceed, and what debates exist about their effects, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful of communities? boundary
Learn History and teaching.
Education.
History
History of translation.
History
History.
- How did Bible translation develop from the Septuagint and Vulgate through the Reformation to modern versions? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific historical version? action
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can Bible translation be taught in religious studies and translation studies? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each major translation be a separate entry?
- How should translation databases be linked?
- How should debates be attributed?