Trials and Translations: Impossibility of Translating the Bible (notes)
Trials and Translations: How to Read the Torah source-sheet These assertions hold irrespective of any individual’s religiosity Some may say that history is written by the victors, but I would like to say instead that history is written by the writers. NB: the Old Testament (תנך) is in Biblical Hebrew with Aramaic in various minority portions of Genesis, Jeremiah, Daniel and Ezra. Later writings may be in other languages e.g. Koine Greek [New Testament], Arabic [Quran] etc. 1) Authorial decisions •The first ever Biblical translations were from Hebrew into Aramaic during Persian rule •The Bible was first translated into Greek in the 3 rd century BC. This is known as the Septuagint. It took over a century to complete. • In AD 405, St. Jerome completed the Vulgate, the Latin translation, after 22 years. This was based off of the Septuagint, but was reviewed based off of the original Hebrew. --NB this...