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New Testament Miracle Stories in Ghanaian Mother-Tongues : Case Studies and Their Hermeneutical Implications / Abraham Boateng.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boateng, Abraham, author.
- Series:
- Studies of the Bible and its reception ; Volume 25.
- Studies of the Bible and Its Reception (SBR) Series ; Volume 25
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. New Testament--Translating.
- Bible.
- Miracles--Biblical teaching.
- Miracles.
- Ghana--Church history.
- Ghana.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (184 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin, Germany : De Gruyter, [2024]
- Summary:
- This book examines the translations of selected miracle stories from the Hebrew Bible, Septuagint (LXX) and the Greek New Testament into selected Ghanaian mother-tongues, considering possible shifts of meaning that occur in translating.1Kings 18:25-38, Mark 9:14-29 and Luke 7:11-17 are used as case studies.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of abbreviations
- Chapter One General introduction
- Chapter Two Understanding the African worldview
- Chapter Three Hermeneutics in Western and African contexts
- Chapter Four Translations of 1Kings 18:25-38
- Chapter Five Translations of Mark 9:14-29 and Luke 7:11-17
- Chapter Six Reception of miracle stories in the Ghanaian context
- Bibliography
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3
- Appendix 4
- Appendix 5
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9783111340081
- 3111340082
- OCLC:
- 1446407064
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