The ESV and the English Bible Legacy. 9781433530692, 1433530694
Outlines the chief characteristics of historic English Bible translation and surveys how modern Bible translations relat
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English Pages 214 Year 2011
Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Content
Abbreviations of Bible Versions
Preface
Part One: The Classic Mainstream of English Bible Translation
1 The Translations That Make up the Tradition
2 How the Bible Was Viewed
3 Principles of Translation
4 Language and Style
5 Rhythm and Oral Effects
6 A Literary Bible
7 A Unified Tradition
Part Two: Modern Bible Translation in Its Context
8 Modern Translation at the Crossroads
9 What Reviewers Say about Modernizing Translations
Part Three: The English Standard Version: Heir to the Great Tradition. 10 What the Preface to the English Standard Version Tells Us11 The Content of the English Standard Version
12 The Language and Style of the English Standard Version
13 Rhythm and Fluency in the English Standard Version
14 The English Standard Version as a Literary Bible
Conclusion: Why You Can Trust the English Standard Version
Notes
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