Shirley Bricout, Politics and the Bible in the Leadership Novels by Christine ZARATSIAN

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Colonial interference in the translations of the Bible in Southern Sotho by T. J. Makutoane, J. A. Naudé

“… Bible translation in South Africa was initially conceptualised and executed by either missionary societies or Bible societies. …”
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Hide and seek. Aspects of the dynamics of Bible translation by C. Lombaard

“…To this end, five suggestions are offered. This view affords Bible translators a more balanced status, namely one of humanity with dignity, than is at times found in some popular circles which regard Bible translators with severe suspicion. …”
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Semiotics of alterity and the cultural dimensions of Bible translation by J.A. Naudé, C.L. Miller-Naudé, J.O. Obono

“…Examples from African contexts, including Afrikaans (South Africa), Lokaa (Nigeria) and Tira (Sudan), illustrate multiple approaches to representing alterity and provide an important corrective to current practice in many Bible translation projects.   …”
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Introduction: Contemporary translation studies and Bible translation by J. A. Naudé, C. H. J. van der Merwe

“…Among other things, this need prompted the interdenominational committee of churches that use the Bible in Afrikaans (The Church Advisory Committee: Afrikaans Translations) to request the Bible Society of South Africa (BSSA) to arrange a symposium on recent developments in translation studies and Bible translation that may be relevant to Bible translation in South Africa. …”
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Thomas Henry Huxley et la Bible by Christophe Duvey

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BOOK REVIEW Bibles in Africa through European eyes by J. Mokhutso

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Towards the design for a new Bible translation in Sesotho by T. J. Makutoane, J. A. Naudé

“…Colonialism in Southern Africa introduced the Bible and Western text-based literacy. Bible translators have focused their efforts on preparing a clear, natural and accurate written/printed text, with the expectation that audiences will understand the message if it is in their own language. …”
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Towards a participatory approach to Bible translation (PABT) by D. C. Chemorion

“…In spite of this acknowledgement, individuals and organisations engaged in mother tongue translations of the Bible often involve the members of the receptor community in secondary and non-technical aspects of the translation process. …”
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The beginning of African biblical interpretation: the Bible among the Batlhaping by G. West

“… Prior to the translation of the Bible in Africa, Africans were already engaging with the Bible, initially as an iconic object of power and then as an aural object. …”
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Sanctus et sanctitas dans les Bibles latines by Marie Rébeillé-Borgella

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The Bible and its translations: colonial and postcolonial encounters with the indigenous by Jacobus A. Naudé

“… From text: The translation of the Bible is the one publishing success story in the third world. …”
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Renaissance and religion: the Bible in a time of radical change by P. G. R. de Villiers

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God as father: the representation of the tenth plague in children's Bibles by J. S. du Toit

“…This article investigates children’s Bibles’ multiple approaches to this narrative. It is considered in light of current societal emphasis on non-violent behaviour and as commentary on the manner in which contemporary society negotiates moral-ethical quandaries in the transfer of religious meaning to children. …”
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Protestant Christianity and the Bible as Wisdom for Earth Environmental Stewardship by Rodrigo Penna-Firme

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A brief overview of Bible translation in South Africa by E. A. Hermanson

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SIN IS A PERSON: SOME ONTOLOGICAL METAPHORS IN THE BIBLE by C. Owiredu

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Cyril of Alexandria speaks for God in his interpretation of the Holy Bible by E. Artemi

“…Cyril emphasises that “[t]he entire Scripture is one book, and was spoken by the one Holy Spirit” (Isaiah PG 70, 656A).1 The unity of the Bible is based on Christ; without him, it is difficult to view Leviticus, Proverbs, Ezekiel, Mark’s gospel, the Acts of the Apostles or the first epistle of John as part of one Holy Book, the Bible. …”
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The Translation of Ὑποκριτης in the Gospels as Osatotsε in Dangme Bible Translations by Ebenezer Quaye, Jonathan Edward Tetteh Kuwornu-Adjaottor

“…It emphasizes the need for a corresponding footnote (commentary) in subsequent publications of the Dangme Bible, Ngmami KlϽuklϽu Ͻ to the word, osatotsε to make its usage in preaching and teaching more efficient and effective. …”
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Decolonising Bibles? Image, imagination, and imagin(in)g in the postcolonial academy by J. Punt

“…The complicity of the Bible in the colonial endeavour is no longer seriously disputed. …”
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