Translations - The Basic Tools Of Hermeneutics (pp. 21 - 28)

Question 1

The 66 Books of the Bible were originally written in three different languages.

Most of the OT is written in _______.
Portions of Daniel, Ezra and Nehemiah are written in ________.
The NT is written in koine (common) __________.

Answer 1

Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek (p. 21)

Question 2

One translation will ______ render accurately the total meaning of the ______ _______ all the time.

Answer 2

One translation will never render accurately the total meaning of the original text all the time.

Question 3

List the certain specific challenges in Translation (6)

Answer 3

1. Weights, measures, money
2. Euphemisms, figures of speech, slang
3. Vocab
4. Wordplay
5. Grammar & syntax
6. Matters of gender

Question 4

THE SCIENCE OF TRANSLATION: Two kinds of choices that a translator will make:

Answer 4

TEXTUAL CHOICE, LINGUISTIC CHOICE

Question 5

Theories/approaches to Translation: examples of LITERAL TRANSLATION

Answer 5

Young’s (wooden, no flow) KJV, NASB

• works to keep as close as possible to the exact words / phrasing (syntax) of original language, while still making basic sense.

Question 6

Theories/approaches to Translation: examples of DYNAMIC EQUIVALENT TRANSLATION

Answer 6

NIV

• attempts to translate idioms, words, grammatical constructions of the original into precise equivalents in the receptor language.

Question 7

Theories/approaches to Translation: examples of FREE TRANSLATION

Answer 7

Living Bible, The Message, (NLT)

• attempts to translate the ideas of original language into the receptor language w/ little concern for exact words & grammatical constructions from the original. (Idea to idea)

Question 8

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Answer 8

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