The Bible Translator: Volume 14, Issue 3

An extended review of the new translation of the first five books of the Bible as published by the Jewish Publication Society of America. While the translators show a high regard for the Masoretic text they have on occasion resorted to giving alternate translations for obscure passages, revocalized the text, made use of the versions, and they have utilized the latest archaeological and linguistic advances to produce a superior translation. A freshness of translation is achieved by using a crisp style, modernizing pronouns and using equivalent expressions. The Protestant reviewer detected little or no “Jewishness” in their work. View Less

A few of the guiding principles for the translation of the JPS Torah. Defends their departure from tradition, their use of the versions, and the handling of textual problems. Of particular concern was discovering the sense of many obscure passages and rendering them into adequate English. Explains the frequent use of notes and shows their helpfulness. View Less

Discusses certain of the factors which, for readers with limited experience, tend to influence the meaningfulness of materials prepared in tribal languages and especially of translations made into such languages. Factors to be considered are: memory span, the danger of overloading, length of meaningful segments, avoiding improbable combinations, and the importance of sequential order. View Less

Surveys the people, politics and state of Tripura which is surrounded by the territory of East Pakistan. Overviews the history of the church in Tripura and the need for Bible translation in Bengali, Tripuri, and other dialects. View Less

A historical review of Polish translations followed by an extended report on the new translation of a Revision Committee representing the evangelical churches and the Bible Society. Comparative sample translation from Mark 4:41. View Less

The above is the title of volume V in the series “Helps for Translators”. This book. which will contain 37 pages of index, is due from the press in July, and is published on behalf of the United Bible Societies by the American Bible Society, whose Research Associate, Dr. Robert G. Bratcher has prepared the material. We here print the Introduction in which he makes the nature and purpose of the index plain. -Ed. View Less