Towards a participatory approach to Bible translation (PABT) by D. C. Chemorion

“…In spite of this acknowledgement, individuals and organisations engaged in mother tongue translations of the Bible often involve the members of the receptor community in secondary and non-technical aspects of the translation process. …”
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The beginning of African biblical interpretation: the Bible among the Batlhaping by G. West

“… Prior to the translation of the Bible in Africa, Africans were already engaging with the Bible, initially as an iconic object of power and then as an aural object. …”
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The Bible and its translations: colonial and postcolonial encounters with the indigenous by Jacobus A. Naudé

“… From text: The translation of the Bible is the one publishing success story in the third world. …”
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Renaissance and religion: the Bible in a time of radical change by P. G. R. de Villiers

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God as father: the representation of the tenth plague in children's Bibles by J. S. du Toit

“…This article investigates children’s Bibles’ multiple approaches to this narrative. It is considered in light of current societal emphasis on non-violent behaviour and as commentary on the manner in which contemporary society negotiates moral-ethical quandaries in the transfer of religious meaning to children. …”
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A brief overview of Bible translation in South Africa by E. A. Hermanson

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SIN IS A PERSON: SOME ONTOLOGICAL METAPHORS IN THE BIBLE by C. Owiredu

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Cyril of Alexandria speaks for God in his interpretation of the Holy Bible by E. Artemi

“…Cyril emphasises that “[t]he entire Scripture is one book, and was spoken by the one Holy Spirit” (Isaiah PG 70, 656A).1 The unity of the Bible is based on Christ; without him, it is difficult to view Leviticus, Proverbs, Ezekiel, Mark’s gospel, the Acts of the Apostles or the first epistle of John as part of one Holy Book, the Bible. …”
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The Translation of Ὑποκριτης in the Gospels as Osatotsε in Dangme Bible Translations by Ebenezer Quaye, Jonathan Edward Tetteh Kuwornu-Adjaottor

“…It emphasizes the need for a corresponding footnote (commentary) in subsequent publications of the Dangme Bible, Ngmami KlϽuklϽu Ͻ to the word, osatotsε to make its usage in preaching and teaching more efficient and effective. …”
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Decolonising Bibles? Image, imagination, and imagin(in)g in the postcolonial academy by J. Punt

“…The complicity of the Bible in the colonial endeavour is no longer seriously disputed. …”
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Bridging the cultural gap in Bible translation as a case in point by C. Nord

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No culture shock? Addressing the Achilles heel of modern Bible translations by S. J. Joubert

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An overview of recent developments in the description of Biblical Hebrew relevant to Bible translation by C. H. J. van der Merwe

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Krieg, Robert A., Treasure in the Field: Salvation in the Bible and in Our Lives by Jakub Urbaniak

“… In this concise book, Robert Krieg recasts the soteriological insights of the Bible in psychological-existential terms, i.e., by reflecting on salvation as God’s gift of one’s personal wholeness. …”
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UNHEARD VOICES OF WOMEN IN THE BIBLE, WITH IMPLICATIONS OF EMPOWERMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF TODAY’S CHURCH by L.M. Mudimeli, J.D.N. Van der Westhuizen

“… This article analyses the current status of women in the church and compares this with the status of women in the Bible. The unheard voices of women in the Bible have a corrective impact on the way in which women currently deal with their social ills. …”
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El Greco's Italian paintings (1560-76) based on Bible texts by Estelle Alma Maré

“… The purpose of this article is to interpret a selection of El Greco’s Italian paintings (1560-1576) based on Bible texts in which ideas current during the Catholic Counter-Reformation are symbolised. …”
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Supplementa already published by L. Hoffman

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Bible translation in Africa. What implications does the new UBS perspective have for Africa?... by A. O. Mojola

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Reimagining Ghana’s cities: Perspectives from the Bible and African Indigenous Sacred Texts by Michael K. Mensah

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Spirituality in a secular age: from Charlies Taylor to study of the Bible and spirituality by A. T. Lincoln

“… This essay proposes that those engaged in the study of the Bible in relation to spirituality would benefit from awareness of Charles Taylor’s thinking in A Secular Age, which is a narrative not only about the emergence of the secular but also about the role of the spiritual in Western civilization. …”
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