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Author | : Misheck Nyirenda |
Publisher | : Langham Publishing |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2023-09-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1839739150 |
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The translation of Scripture into non-European languages has been an essential undertaking of the modern missionary movement. However, when translators cling to the ideal of scholarly objectivity or fail to interrogate the lenses through which they view Scripture and the world, they risk perpetuating a belief in the West’s political, cultural and epistemological superiority, with dangerous consequences for the good news of the gospel. This study provides detailed historical accounts of the origins of two of Africa’s most revered vernacular Bibles: the Efik Bible of modern-day Nigeria and the Nyanja Bible of Southern Africa. It illustrates the nature and challenges of early missionary translation work, highlighting the impact of particular translation theories and tracing the development of modern approaches. Evaluating Hugh Goldie’s and Robert Law’s translation practices against the interwoven backdrop of imperialism, the modern missionary movement and the Enlightenment’s belief in objectivity, Dr. Misheck Nyirenda demonstrates how the missionaries’ presuppositions often dominated their projects at the expense of African agency and epistemology. Issuing a powerful warning for those involved in the vast ongoing task of translating Scripture into the world’s vernacular languages, Nyirenda reminds us that we must first reckon with our social, cultural and historical embeddedness when seeking to communicate gospel truth across linguistic or cultural barriers.
Author | : Thomas Schirrmacher |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2024-05-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Download Evangelical Review of Theology, Volume 48, Number 2 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
ERT publishes quality articles and book reviews from around the world (both original and reprinted) from an evangelical perspective, reflecting global evangelical scholarship for the purpose of discerning the obedience of faith, and of relevance and importance to its international readership of theologians, educators, church leaders, missionaries, administrators and students. The journal is published as a ministry rather than as a commercial project, seeking to be of service to the worldwide spread of the gospel and the building up of the church and its leadership, in co-ordination with the World Evangelical Alliance’s broader mission and activities.
Author | : Itumeleng D. Mothoagae |
Publisher | : AOSIS |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2024-07-26 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1779953224 |
Download The 1840 translation of the Gospel of Luke as a technology of power Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this book, the author aims to explore the impact of 19th-century translations of the Bible into indigenous languages, with a specific focus on the Setswana translation. The translations have had a profound effect on the religio-cultural practices of the indigenous people, leading to erosion and alteration of their traditions and identities. I argue that it is crucial to consider the translator's intentions and the associated literature, such as journals and letters, to understand the translation process comprehensively. The Setswana Bible was the first to be translated in Africa, and tracing the intentions of Robert Moffat, the first translator, is imperative to understanding the impact of the translation on the receptor culture. The methodology adopted is interdisciplinary, drawing from linguistics, African languages, history, English literature, cultural studies, black studies and theology. I analyse the impact of the 1840 Gospel of Luke in the context of Setswana culture in South Africa, and my findings demonstrate that translations cannot be distinct from the translator. To gain a deep understanding of the implications of such texts, I adopt a methodology that analyses significant historical literature and primary sources, including the records and works of The British and Foreign Bible Society, The History of the London Missionary Society, and the journals, letters and writings of missionaries such as Robert Moffat and John Campbell.
Author | : Andrew M. Mbuvi |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2022-09-22 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0567707741 |
Download African Biblical Studies Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Andrew M. Mbuvi makes the case for African biblical studies as a vibrant and important emerging distinct discipline, while also using its postcolonial optic to critique biblical studies for its continued underlying racially and imperialistically motivated tendencies. Mbuvi argues that the emergence of biblical studies as a discipline in the West coincides with, and benefits from, the establishment of the colonial project that included African colonization. At the heart of the colonial project was the Bible, not only as ferried by missionaries, who often espoused racialized views, to convert “heathens in the distant lands,” but as the text used in the racialized justification of the colonial violence. Interpretive approaches established within these racist and colonialist matrices continue to dominate the discipline, perpetuating racialized interpretive methodology and frameworks. On these grounds, Mbuvi makes the case that the continued marginalization of non-western approaches is a reflection of the continuing colonialist structure and presuppositions in the discipline of biblical studies. African Biblical Studies not only exposes and critiques these persistent oppressive and subjugating tendencies but showcases how African postcolonial methodologies and studies, that prioritize readings from the perspective of the marginalized and oppressed, offer an alternative framework for the discipline. These readings, while destabilizing and undermining the predominantly white Euro-American approaches and their ingrained prejudices, and problematizing the biblical text itself, posit the need for biblical interpretation that is anti-colonial and anti-racist.
Author | : Jonathan A. Draper |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 2003-04-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0826470904 |
Download The Eye of the Storm Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
One hundred years ago Bishop Colenso was excommunicated because of his liberal critical views on the inspiration and authority of the Bible. But while in South Africa he worked strenuously for social and political reform. 2003 will mark the revocation of his excommunication in a ceremony in South Africa and this book commemorates that event. It is divided into sections on African Culture, Bible, Theology and Social History and contains contribution from English, Dutch and South African scholars. It will appeal not only to the biblical scholar and Christian theologian but also to anyone interested in the 19th century conflict of theology and reason and the struggle against colonial exploitation.
Author | : J. Hans de Wit |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 449 |
Release | : 2008-06-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004166564 |
Download African and European Readers of the Bible in Dialogue Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Addressing an urgent and deeply felt need for more dialogue between interpreters of the Bible from radically different contexts, this book reflects in a comprehensive and existential manner on how to establish new alliances, how to learn from each other, and how to read Scripture in a manner accountable to ‘the dignity of difference.’
Author | : Musa W. Dube |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2017-07-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1498295142 |
Download Postcoloniality, Translation, and the Bible in Africa Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book is critically important for Bible translation theorists, postcolonial scholars, church leaders, and the general public interested in the history, politics, and nature of Bible translation work in Africa. It is also useful to students of gender studies, political science, biblical studies, and history-of-colonization studies. The book catalogs the major work that has been undertaken by African scholars. This work critiques and contests colonial Bible translation narratives by privileging the importance African oral vitality in rewriting the meaning of biblical texts in the African sociopolitical, political, and cultural contexts.
Author | : John Jusu |
Publisher | : Oasis International |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-12 |
Genre | : Bibles |
ISBN | : 9781594526534 |
Download NLT Africa Study Bible (Burgundy) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Africa Study Bible (ASB) is the most ethnically diverse, singlevolume, biblical resource to date. Written by 350 contributors from 50 countries, it includes the Holy Bible: New Living Translation, Anglicized, and more than 2,600 features that illuminate the truth of Scripture with a unique, African perspective. The Africa Study Bible is a totally new kind of Bible, built from the ground up by scholars and pastors in Africa who see the critical need to make Scripture relevant to our everyday lives. It's an all-in-one course in biblical content, theology, history, and culture. FEATURES - Application Notes inspire readers to apply biblical truth to everyday life. - Proverbs and Stories relate Scripture with wisdom from Africa. - Learn Notes teach Christian values and doctrine. - Touch Points reveal uniquely African perspectives - Articles give practical advice on how to live faithfully in 50 essential areas. - Book Introductions explain each book's content and connect biblical themes to African contexts. - A narrative timeline highlights God's work in Africa from the beginning of civilization through today. - Topical index and Concordance, A Bible Overview Reading Plan, In-text Maps, Charts, and Timelines, Full-colour Maps, and more!
Author | : Jason Alan Carter |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2016-12-09 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1498230709 |
Download Inside the Whirlwind Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
How would ordinary African Christians interpret the figure and book of Job--the quintessential biblical book on suffering--from contexts of extreme poverty, tropical disease, and rampant suffering? How do African Christians culturally understand issues of theodicy and the nature of evil? What role does the devil play in African Pentecostalism? How does the biblical lament empower faith and foster hope for people living with HIV/AIDS? In what way does a theology of (eschatological) hope inform the spirituality and prayers of ordinary African believers in the midst of suffering? Inside the Whirlwind offers insight on these fascinating questions. Based upon the perspectives of Fang Christians in Spanish-speaking Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa), the thematic and theological reflections on evil, suffering, and hope emerging from sermons and Bible studies on the book of Job offer a remarkable window to view the main theological issues shaping grassroots African Christianity in the twenty-first century.
Author | : John Jusu |
Publisher | : Oasis International |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-12 |
Genre | : Bibles |
ISBN | : 9781594526541 |
Download NLT Africa Study Bible (Tan) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Africa Study Bible (ASB) is the most ethnically diverse, singlevolume, biblical resource to date. Written by 350 contributors from 50 countries, it includes the Holy Bible: New Living Translation, Anglicized, and more than 2,600 features that illuminate the truth of Scripture with a unique, African perspective. The Africa Study Bible is a totally new kind of Bible, built from the ground up by scholars and pastors in Africa who see the critical need to make Scripture relevant to our everyday lives. It's an all-in-one course in biblical content, theology, history, and culture. FEATURES - Application Notes inspire readers to apply biblical truth to everyday life. - Proverbs and Stories relate Scripture with wisdom from Africa. - Learn Notes teach Christian values and doctrine. - Touch Points reveal uniquely African perspectives - Articles give practical advice on how to live faithfully in 50 essential areas. - Book Introductions explain each book's content and connect biblical themes to African contexts. - A narrative timeline highlights God's work in Africa from the beginning of civilization through today. - Topical index and Concordance, A Bible Overview Reading Plan, In-text Maps, Charts, and Timelines, Full-colour Maps, and more!