Chapter 6.5
History of translation knowledge of monotheistic religions with
written tradition
Article outline
- 1.Central importance of sacred language and translation in the
history of religions
- 2.Regulated nature of religious translation
- 3.Examples from the history of religious translation
- 4.Open questions, criticism and limitations
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References
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Further reading
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Further reading
Benjamin, Mara H. 2009. Rozenzweig’s Bible: Reinventing Scripture for Jewish
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Christensen, Mark Z. 2014. Translated Christianities: Nahuatl and Maya Religious
Texts. University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press.
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the Book” in the Language of Islam. Princeton/Oxford: Princeton University Press. 

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History, Translators, and Sources. Carlisle: Langham.
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Smelik, Willem F. 2013. Rabbis, Language and Translation in Late
Antiquity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

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