Sociocultural Power of Biblical Translation in Early Modern Europe: The Cases of the Ostroh Bible (1581) and the King James Bible (1611)

Q2 Arts and Humanities

Verbum Vitae Pub Date : 2023-12-19 DOI:10.31743/vv.16290

T. Shmiher, Oksana Dzera

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Abstract

This paper presents sociocultural profiles of the Ostroh Bible (1581) and the King James Version of the Bible (1611) in terms of their agency, authoritative status and regulative functions. Despite scholarly and popular attention given to both texts, no attempts have been made so far to compare them. This paper intends to break the mold and focuses on the causes and results of the collective agency of the two versions at the textual, paratextual and extratextual levels as well as on the gatekeeping role of these translations and the ways they affected the development of their respective cultures. It is also demonstrated that the OB and the KJV performed the function of “the second originals.” Also subject to analysis are the prefaces to the two editions, which disclose information about important translation figures and deal with issues of universal and sacred history.

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现代早期欧洲圣经翻译的社会文化力量：奥斯特罗圣经》（1581 年）和《詹姆士王圣经》（1611 年）的案例

本文从《奥斯特罗圣经》（1581 年）和《詹姆士王圣经》版本（1611 年）的机构、权威地位和调节功能等方面介绍了它们的社会文化概况。尽管学术界和大众对这两种文本都很关注，但迄今为止还没有人尝试对它们进行比较。本文意在打破这一模式，重点探讨这两个版本在文本、准文本和文本外层面集体代理的原因和结果，以及这些译本的把关作用和它们影响各自文化发展的方式。研究还表明，OB 和 KJV 发挥了 "第二原版 "的作用。两个版本的序言也在分析之列，这些序言披露了重要翻译人物的信息，并涉及世界史和神圣史问题。

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Verbum Vitae Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies

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0.70

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16 weeks

期刊介绍： Published since 2002, "Verbum Vitae" is issued biannually by the Institute of Biblical Studies of the Faculty of Theology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland. Each issue of the journal includes scholarly articles dedicated to a specific biblical theme and presented in three sections: (I) Old Testament, (II) New Testament, and (III) Patristics and the Life of the Church. The final "Life of the Church" perspective tries to broaden out each issue''s given topic into its multiple connections and implications, mostly dogmatic, moral, pastoral, liturgical, or sociological. The forth section of the journal always consists of reviews of recently published monographs and collections on biblical themes. Because of the journal''s interdisciplinary character, it seeks to include among the contributors not only biblical scholars but also theologians of various specializations.