Interpretations of the Different Translations of the Bible

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Interpretations of the Different Translations of
the Bible

• By Geno Petrov

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Introduction

• - The importance of the Bible
• - Changes in the translations
• - Great variety of translations

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Old Latin Translations

• - The numerous old Latin translations as a reason
  for the great number of dissimilarities and
  inaccuracies in the different versions of the
  Bible.
• - Unification of all Old Latin texts was made in
  the middle of 4th c.

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Vulgate translations

• 1. The official text of the Catholic Church
• - About 328 Translation of the Vulgate in
  Spanish
• - 1590 The Sistine Vulgate
• - 1592 The Clementine Vulgate
• - The Irish Vulgate, which included only the 4
  gospels
• - The French Vulgate, which is considered to be a
  compilation of the Spanish and the Irish texts
• 2. Unifying edition written in 801

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Arabic translations

• Early Arabic translations of the New Testament
• - Translation made from Greek
• - Manuscripts, translated directly from or
  corrected with the help of the Syriac
• - Manuscripts translated directly from or
  corrected with the help of Coptic texts
• - Translations made from Latin
• - Manuscripts written from 2 different sources to
  the order of the Patriarch of Alexandria in 13th
  c.
• - Various manuscripts, characterized in the form
  of rhymed prose

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Ethiopian Translations

• Fast distribution of Christianity in Ethiopia
• The canon of the Ethiopian Bible

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Georgian Translations

• Conversion to Christianity under the influence
  of Armenian missionaries in about 330.
• Georgian manuscripts are divided into three
  major groups
• - Asomtavruli
• - Nushkuri
• - Mkhderuli

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Armenian Translations

• Mesrob created the Armenian alphabet in about
  406
• Mesrob, Isaac and their students translated the
  Bible in 436 from Greek
• Contemporary translations of the Bible in Ararat
  Armenian and Constantinople Armenian

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Syriac Translations

• Types of Syriac translations
• - Diatessaron
• - Old Syriac Translation
• - Peshitto Translations
• - Philoxenian Translation
• - Harklean Translation

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