Bible in China: The History of the Union Version or the Culmination of Protestant Missionary Bible Translation in China

ISBN-13: 9783805004336 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 474 str.

Jost Oliver Zetzsche

Opis

The Union Version, China's preeminent and most widely used translation of the Bible, had achieved the status of a sacred Chinese classic within the Chinese Church not long after its publication in 1919.

Spis treści

1. Introduction Part 1: The History of Protestant Missionary Bible Translation from its Beginnings to 1890 2. The Beginnings of Protestant Bible Translation, 3. The Second Generation of Bible Translators 4. First At temptation Union Version: Long Lasting Division in the Protestant Mission, 5 Separate Activities: Baptist Translation Work 6. Various Translations of Biblical Books 7. Mandarin Discovery of Lingua Franca 8. Lower Classical: Translation of the Bible 9. Intermediate Summary and Conclusion Part 2: The Union Version10. The 1890 General Conference 11. Un io n Version: New Testament Translation 12. The 1907 General Conference 13. Union Version: Old Testament Translation 14. Union Version Developments after Publication 15. Conclusion16. Bibliography 17. Appendices

O autorze

Zetzsche, JostOliver