Bible translations into Gi̋-gi̋kűyű
Subtitle: a history
By: by Johnson Ki̋ri̋akű Ki̋nyua
Publisher: Acton Publishers
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Nairobi, Kenya
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9789966888330
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Translating; Translations into Kikuyu; History; Bible
Description: "When considering how the word of God was introduced to the Agikuyu, a line can be drawn between inculcation of a new faith on the one hand, and on the other, the development of the intellect among the converts. This insight becomes evident when the translated biblical texts were used as primers for basic literacy. The Bible became  the only available text for introducing Africans to reading and writing skills. Taken at face value, the Bible allowed Africans to learn the unquestionable truth about God, and also, various aspects of secular knowledge. At the schools and churches run by missionaries, Bible lessons included interpretation of the parables, miracles, harmony of the Gospels. Thus it was through exposure to selected portions of the Bible that Africans first encountered and acquired the skills of literacy."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-208).
Table of contents: title: 1. The word of God introduced; title: 2. The Kikuyu Conference; title: 3. Translation of the Bible into Gi̋-gi̋kűyű; title: 4. Complexity in translation of the Bible into Gi̋-gi̋kűyű; title: 5. Africans' role in translation; title: 6. The Gi̋kűyű Bible and Gi̋-gi̋kűyű Nationalism; title: 7. Emergence of an indigenous African church; title: 8. The Gi̋-gi̋kűyű Bible and emergence of Gi̋kűyű  literature; title: 9. The Gi̋kűyű Bible and subversion; title: 10. The Gi̋kűyű Bible and Mau Mau; title: 11. The Gi̋kűyű Bible and the East Africa Revival; title: 12. Post-Mau-Mau/post -mission Christian era; title: 13. Use of the Bible as a tool of suppression; title: 14. Role of the Bible in Christianity; title: 15. Important issues in vernacular translation.