Death and Life in the Hands of the Translators

Taking its cue from Proverbs 18:21, which places death and life in the hands or authority of the tongue, i.e., language, this paper explores how translators throughout the millennia recomposed, through their translation choices, the story of the first couple in the garden, introducing some deadly co...

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Main Author: Eskenazi, Tamara Cohn 1938- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 12
Further subjects:B Translation
B Pain
B genesis 3:16
B KJV
B toil
B Childbirth
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Summary:Taking its cue from Proverbs 18:21, which places death and life in the hands or authority of the tongue, i.e., language, this paper explores how translators throughout the millennia recomposed, through their translation choices, the story of the first couple in the garden, introducing some deadly consequences with their choices.
ISSN:2077-1444
Contains:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel15121489