Translating the message [electronic resource] : the missionary impact on culture / Lamin Sanneh.
Material type: TextSeries: American Society of Missiology series ; no. 42.Publisher: Maryknoll, NY : Orbis Books, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Edition: Second edition, revised and expandedDescription: 1 online resource (xii, 324 pages ): illustrations, mapsContent type:- text
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-309) and index.
The birth of mission : the Jewish-Gentile frontier -- Mission and the cultural assimilation of Christianity : the Hellenistic factor -- The witness of God and the vocation of nations : the Authorized ("King James") Bible and the vernacular ethos -- Mission and colonialism : vernacularization and Westernization -- Protest, reaction, and renewal : vernacular ferment in the Niger Delta -- Missionary translation in African perspective : religious and theological themes -- "Familiarity breeds faith" : first and last resorts in vernacular translation -- Translatability in Islam and Christianity with special reference to Africa : recapitulating the theme -- The vernacular principle in Catholic teaching : Vatican Council II, 1963-1965 -- Complete printed Bibles in vernacular translations.
"This historical survey shows the surprising consequences of mission activities, particularly Bible translation, on African culture. Every chapter has been revised and a new one on the influence of the King James Bible has been added, drawing on the latest scholarship, adding illustrations and new tables of languages into which the Bible has been translated."--Jacket.
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