Translators as Storytellers
A Study in Septuagint Translation Technique
292nd Edition
Published on 29. August 2012
XIII, 227 pages
978-1-4539-1008-5 (ISBN)
Description
In the third century B.C.E., translators began retelling the stories of the Hebrew Bible in Greek. The Septuagint was born but its analysis had just begun. To date, most Septuagint translation technique analysis has focused on the linguistic sensitivity of these translators, but there is more to storytelling than linguistics. Translators as Storytel
lers addresses the literary sensitivity of the translators, thus, expanding the tradition of translation technique analysis to include the translator's replication of characterization, time, the patterning play of words, and the artful use of geography.
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The Author: John A. Beck is Associate Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at Concordia University Wisconsin. He received his Ph.D. in Theology (Old Testament concentration) from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. In addition to being the author of various articles, he is also a field education instructor in Israel for Bible World Seminars.
Content
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Editor's Preface xiii
- Chapter One: Introduction 1
- Rationale 2
- Significance of the Research 5
- Limitations 7
- Methodology 9
- Chapter Summary 10
- Chapter Two: The Storyteller and Linguistics 17
- Introduction to Translation Technique Research 18
- A Method of Linguistic Analysis 21
- Measuring the Texts with Linguistics 28
- Summary of Statistical Research 51
- Conclusion 53
- Chapter Three: The Storyteller and Narrative Criticism 65
- Introduction to Narrative Criticism 65
- A Method for Narrative Critical Analysis 68
- Measuring the Texts with Narrative Criticism 81
- Conclusion 137
- Chapter Four: The Storyteller and Narrative Geography 165
- Introduction to Narrative Geography 165
- A Method of Narrative-Geographical Analysis 170
- Measuring the Texts for Narrative Geography 172
- Conclusion 187
- Chapter Five: Conclusion 197
- Comparing the Data 198
- Critiquing the Methodology 200
- Bibliography 203
- Index 225
- BM 229
