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The Journey from Texts to Translations

by: Wegner, Paul D.

The Journey from Texts to Translations

by: Wegner, Paul D.

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9780801021695
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0801021693
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 06/01/1999
Publisher: Baker Pub Group
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Summary

Traces the history of the Bible from the earliest manuscripts to contemporary translations.

Abbreviations

(4)

List of Illustrations

(4)

Preface

(2)

The Bible as the Word of God

(6)

Importance of the Bible

Purpose of the Bible

Part 1 Preliminary Matters Regarding the Bible

Description of the Bible

(12)

What Is the Bible?

What Does the Word Bible Mean?

What Are the Testaments?

Jewish and Christian Views of the Authority of the Scripture

The Old Testament

(12)

Historical Background of the Old Testament

Divisions of the Old Testament

Number and Order of the Old Testament Books

Titles of the Old Testament Books

Appendix 1: Septuagint Manuscripts

The New Testament

(18)

Historical Background of the New Testament

Divisions of the New Testament

Order of the New Testament Books

Titles of the New Testament Books

Appendix 2: The Synoptic Problem

Statement of the Problem

History of Interpretation

Suggested Solutions

Conclusion

The Unity of the Two Covenants

(6)

Challenges to the Importance of the Old Testament

How Does the Old Testament Relate to the New Testament?

Part 2 The Canonization of the Bible

Prerequisites to the Bible

(26)

Development of Writing

Biblical Languages

Writing Materials

The Writing Process

Canonization of the Old Testament

(18)

Definition of Canonization

Designations of the Old Testament Canon

Formation of the Old Testament Canon

Evidence for the Old Testament Canon

Continuing Questions Regarding the Old Testament Canon

The Old Testament Extracanonical Books

117

(12)

Noncanonical Works Mentioned in the Old Testament

Later Noncanonical Works

Canonization of the New Testament

129

(22)

Early History of the New Testament Books

Formation of the New Testament Canon

Differences Between Eastern and Western Canons

Determination of the New Testament Canon

Is the New Testament Canon Closed?

New Testament Extracanonical Literature

151

(12)

The Agrapha

The New Testament Apocrypha

Writings of the Early Church Fathers

Part 3 Transmission of the Bible

Transmission of the Old Testament

163

(20)

Development of the Hebrew Text

Old Testament Textual Criticism

Sources for Old Testament Textual Criticism

183

(22)

Primary Sources: Hebrew Manuscripts

Secondary Sources: Languages Other Than Hebrew

Transmission of the New Testament

205

(28)

History of the New Testament Text

New Testament Textual Criticism

Sources for New Testament Textual Criticism

233

(8)

Abundance of Extant New Testament Manuscripts

New Testament Manuscripts

Ancient Versions of the New Testament

Part 4 Early Translations of the Bible

Early Versions

241

(20)

Early Eastern Versions of the Bible

Early Western Versions of the Bible

The First Printed Greek Bibles

261

(10)

Major Advancements

The First Printed Editions of the Greek New Testament

Part 5 English Translations of the Bible

English Bibles Prior to 1611

271

(34)

Early British History as It Relates to English Bible Versions

The Wycliffe Bible (1380, 1388)

The Tyndale Bible (1526, 1530)

The Coverdale Bible (1535)

The Matthew Bible (1537)

The Great Bible (1539)

The Geneva Bible (1560)

The Bishops' Bible (1568)

Douai-Rheims Bible (1593)

The Authorized Version of 1611 and Its Revisions

305

(34)

The Authorized Version of 1611

The Revised Version (NT, 1881; OT, 1885)

The American Standard Version (1901)

The Revised Standard Version (NT, 1946; Entire Bible, 1952; Apocrypha, 1957)

New American Standard Bible (1971)

King James Version II (1971)

The New King James Version (NT, 1979; Entire Bible, 1982)

New Revised Standard Version (1989)

Appendix 3: The King James Debate

The King James Version (Authorized Version of 1611)

Arguments Used for the Priority of the Textus Receptus

Arguments for the Priority of an Ecletic Greek Text Unclear Wording

Modern English Bibles Up to 1950

339

(16)

The Twentieth-Century New Testament (1898--1901, Revised, 1904)

Weymouth's New Testament (1902 and Later)

The Moffatt Version (NT, 1913; Entire Bible, 1924)

The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (1917)

An American Translation (NT, 1923; Entire Bible, 1927)

The Confraternity Version (The New American Bible; NT, 1941; Entire Bible, 1970)

Modern Translations from 1950

355

(40)

Phillips Version (1958; Revised, 1972)

A New Translation of the Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (The Torah, 1962; The Prophets, 1978; The Writings, 1982)

The Berkeley Version (NT, 1945; Entire Bible, 1959)

The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (NT, 1950; Entire Bible, 1961; Revised, 1981)

The New English Bible (NT, 1961; Entire Bible, 1970)

The Jerusalem Bible (1966)

The Living Bible (NT, 1967; Entire Bible, 1971)

Good News Bible [Today's English Version] (NT, 1966; Entire Bible, 1976)

New International Version (NT, 1973; Entire Bible, 1978)

The Revised English Bible (1989)

The Message (NT, 1993; OT Wisdom Books, 1997)

New Living Translation (1996)

Summary

Why So Many Translations?

395

(6)

Preliminary Principles of a Translation

Qualifications of the Translators

Style of English

Purpose for the Translation

Special Translation Problems

Notes

401

(28)

Subject Index

429

(22)

Scripture Index

451

(10)

Figure Credits

461

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