Trial of Translation: An Examination of 1 Corinthians 6:9 in the Vernacular Bibles of the Early Modern Period
Ebook
Did the Bible transition from the medieval Vulgate to the vernacular forms of the Protestant Reformation? What about from Erasmus's Greek text? Were there significant differences in the various vernacular Bibles of the Protestant Reformation? How did this or didn't this come to be? Utilizing the unique Greek text of 1 Corinthians 6:9, this book explores the relationships between culture, location, theology, and the art of biblical translation within the Protestant Reformation. Far from a simplistic transition from their previous forms, this work details the differences even one singular text of translation might find within the various locales of the early modern period. Ultimately, the text details that, in addition to faithful thought, location, culture, and community necessities drove the art of biblical translation in the Protestant Reformation and early modern period.
“This volume is a fascinating study of how Protestant Reformers
and humanist Catholics created vernacular translations relying on
‘original sources.’ The focus is a single, problematic passage (1
Cor 6:9). Many modern English translations mention ‘homosexuals.’
The study suggests that humanist scholars, struggling to render
Paul’s words, focused on pederasty rather than ‘sodomy.’ The result
is an excellent analysis which places this text in the historical
context of the humanist return ‘to the sources.’”
—William G. Naphy, University of Aberdeen
“What does it mean to read the Bible literally? How does one do
that in translation? . . . In this closely argued and
historically rich work, Wirrig demonstrates how each act of
translation is itself an act of interpretation. The light he shines
on difficult, and still socially relevant, texts complicates the
narrative of biblical interpretation in the present and illuminates
our understanding of the history of exegesis and translation in
important ways.”
—David Whitford, Baylor University
- Title: Trial of Translation: An Examination of 1 Corinthians 6:9 in the Vernacular Bibles of the Early Modern Period
- Author: Adam L. Wirrig
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781725277557, 9781725277564, 9781725277540, 1725277557, 1725277565, 1725277549
- Resource ID: LLS:9781725277557
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-22T06:13:51Z
Adam L. Wirrig holds a PhD from Aberdeen University and serves
as the Director of the Master of Theological Study program at
United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio where he is also a
fully affiliated faculty member in the History of Christianity
department.
Reviews
1 rating
Ronald Henzel
7/22/2023
I just opened this up for the first time, so my remarks here are not about the author's content but about the Logos edition. It looks like a rush job, with a blank screen in lieu of a book cover image, strange line spacing, including no spacing between the end of a chapter and the endnotes, and too many spaces between extended quotations of poetry, just to name what I've noticed in the first several minutes of owning it.
