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In his detailed and thought-provoking work, Philip Goodwin conducts a thorough analysis of the challenges facing the Biblical translator, with particular focus on the problematic dominance of the King James Version of the Bible in our imaginations - a dominance which has had a deleterious effect upon the accuracy and originality of the translator's work. Goodwin considers the first two chapters of the Lukan narratives in depth, comparing and contrasting a breadth of widely disparate translations and drawing on a rich body of Biblical scholarship to support his thesis. A wide-ranging discussion of other linguistic issues is also conducted, touching on such vital matters as incorporating the contextual implications of the original text, and the attempt to challenge the reader's pre-existing encyclopaedic knowledge. Goodwin evolves a fresh and comprehensive answer to the difficulties of the translator's task, and concludes by providing his own original and charming translation of the first two chapters of Luke's Gospel. Translating the English Bible provides a fascinating insight into the processes of translation and will interest anyone seeking accuracy and fidelity to the Scriptural message. It will also enlighten readers seeking a challenging translation of Luke that casts off the shackles of the 'Holy Marriage' tradition of Biblical translation.

Table of Contents:
Abbreviations Abstract Chapter One: The Curse of the Holy Marriage Chapter Two: Relevance Theory Chapter Three: Syntax in Luke 1.1-4 Chapter Four: The Semantics of 'iereus' in Luke 1 Chapter Five: Other communicative clues in Luke 1-2 Chapter Six: Inner Texture and Literalism in the translation of Luke 1-2 Final remarks: The Experimental translation Appendix: Experimental translation of Luke 1-2 Bibliography

About the Author :
The author completed a degree (First Class Honours) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University, 1979-82, before embarking on a career in business. In 2006 he returned to academic work and completed an MA (Distinction) at Manchester University, in Bible in Context. This work forms the substance of his thesis for a PhD, awarded in 2010 by the University of Manchester. He has now resumed his financial career, leading a fund management business based in London and Nairobi, Kenya. The author completed a degree (First Class Honours) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University, 1979-82, before embarking on a career in business. In 2006 he returned to academic work and completed an MA (Distinction) at Manchester University, in Bible in Context. This work forms the substance of his thesis for a PhD, awarded in 2010 by the University of Manchester. He has now resumed his financial career, leading a fund management business based in London and Nairobi, Kenya.

Review :
"Suitable for undergraduate and graduate students interested in the fields of translation, linguistics, and biblical studies [...] His exploration of Relevance Theory provides valuable insights for interpreters and translators of the biblical text." Joshua P. Steele, Beeson Divinity School, in Theological Book Review (tbr), Vol. 25, No.2, 2013 "This book's often droll and entertaining style makes it a pleasurable read, in a way that much writing in Translation Studies is not." Kenneth A. Cherney Jr, Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly, 112.3, Summer 2015 "...some insights and interesting discursive studies." -James A. E. Mulroney, The Expository Times, Vol. 127, No. 1, October 2015


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  • ISBN-13: 9780227900390
  • Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: James Clarke & Co Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: From Relevance to Deconstruction
  • ISBN-10: 0227900391
  • Publisher Date: 28 Feb 2013
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 256


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