Gender issues in ancient and Reformation translations of Genesis 1-4
Kraus, HelenAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
This study looks at the representation of gender issues in 'Genesis' 1-4 in five influential translations from the Hebrew original. Each chapter contains a textual analysis section that provides detailed and clearly structured analysis of specific verses.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This study looks at the representation of gender issues in 'Genesis' 1-4 in five influential translations from the Hebrew original. Each chapter contains a textual analysis section that provides detailed and clearly structured analysis of specific verses.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The problem of translation -- The Hebrew text -- The Septuagint : the story of Andrew and Zoe -- Jerome and the Latin Vulgate -- Women and marriage in Reformation Europe -- Luther's German Bible -- An English Bible or a Bible in English : William Tyndale, Hebrew scholarship and the Authorized Version -- The Dutch state translation : a declaration of independence -- Some synoptic observations -- Summary and conclusion.
Bible.
Bible
Sex role
Gender identity in the Bible
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Judaism