The murderous history of Bible translations: power, conflict and the quest for meaning
Religion, Textes religieux
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
History of translations of the Bible, from its first versions in ancient Alexandria, beginning with the Hebrew Bible into Greek in the third century BCE. Discusses challenges to interpretations; violent disagreements, often leading to death, from the Middle Ages to… the Reformation; the spread into colonial territories; and more. Some violence. 2016