The Translation of the Bible into Chinese
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The Translation of the Bible into Chinese

The Origin and Unique Authority of the Union Version

  1. 238 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Translation of the Bible into Chinese

The Origin and Unique Authority of the Union Version

About this book

The first full-length monograph on the history of the translation of the Bible into Chinese, this book tells a fascinating story beginning with Western missionaries working closely with Chinese assistants. They struggled for one hundred years to produce a version that would meet the needs of a growing Chinese church, succeeding in 1919 with publication of the Chinese Union Version (CUV).Celebrating the CUV's centennial, this volume explores the uniqueness and contemporary challenges in the context of the history of Chinese Bible translation, a topic that is attracting more and more attention.Peng's experiences give her a unique perspective and several advantages in conducting this research. Like the majority of readers of the CUV, she grew up in mainland China. When Chinese Christians went through severe political and economic ordeals, she was there to witness the CUV comforting those who were suffering under persecution. She has participated in Chinese Bible revision under the United Bible Societies. She was also director of the Commission on Bible Publication at the China Christian Council and chief editor of the CUV concise annotated version (1998).

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Illustrations and Sources
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Note on Language
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Introduction
  8. Part I: A Historical Survey of Chinese Bible Translation
  9. Part II: The Evolution of the Mandarin Union Version
  10. Part III: Probing the Authority of the Union Version and Its Challenges
  11. Conclusion
  12. Appendix 1: Comparison of The Chinese Bible Contents of Protestant with Roman Catholic
  13. Appendix 2: Three Executive Committees of The Union Version Project
  14. Appendix 3: Protestant Chinese Bible Translation in Three Stages
  15. Appendix 4: A List of Chinese Assistants in the History of Chinese Protestant Missionary Bible Translation
  16. Appendix 5: Questionnaire for Chinese Bible Readers
  17. Appendix 6: A List of Union Versions Translators with their Chinese Names
  18. Bibliography
  19. About the Author