Helen Kraus

Gender Issues in Ancient and Reformation Translations of Genesis 1-4

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Produktbeschreibung

This study looks at the representation of gender issues in Genesis 1-4 in five influential translations from the Hebrew original: the very first, into ancient Greek, the Latin Vulgate, Luther's first German Bible, the Authorized Version (King James), and the Dutch State Bible, and considers the varying degrees of androcentricity in the texts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780199600786
• ISBN-10: 0199600783
• Artikelnr.: 32265137

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: The Problem of Translation
2: The Hebrew Text
3: The Septuagint: The Story of Andrew and Zoe
4: Jerome and the Latin Vulgate
5: Women and Marriage in Reformation Europe
6: Luther's German Bible
7: An English Bible or a Bible in English?
8: The Dutch State Translation: A Declaration of Independence
9: Some Synoptic Observations
10: Summary and Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix 1: A Synoptic Comparison of Hebrew and Translated Texts
Appendix 2: Selected Verses from William Tyndale's Bible and the Authorised Version