Truth in Translation Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New Testament

by BeDuhn, Jason David

• ISBN13: 9780761825562
• ISBN10: 0761825568
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-29
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Truth in Translation is a critical study of Biblical translation, assessing the accuracy of nine English versions of the New Testament in wide use today. By looking at passages where theological investment is at a premium, the author demonstrates that many versions deviate from accurate translation under the pressure of theological bias.

Author Biography

Jason David BeDuhn is an associate professor of religious studies at Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
The Origins of Modern English Bibles	p. 1
The Work of Translation	p. 11
Major English Translations	p. 27
Bowing to Bias	p. 41
Grasping at Accuracy	p. 51
When is a Man not a Man?	p. 63
Probing the Implicit Meaning	p. 75
Words Together and Apart	p. 89
An Uncertain Throne	p. 97
Tampering with Tenses	p. 103
And the Word was ... What?	p. 113
The Spirit Writ Large	p. 135
A Final Word	p. 161
The Use of "Jehovah" in the NW	p. 169
Bibliography	p. 183
Index	p. 189
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