John Strange, Erroll Rhodes, editors.

A revision of the time-tested standard reference work based on the German Bible Society’s well-recognized multi-colored geographical maps.

1999. 23.2 x 25.4 cm. 64 p.
Hardcover
ABS 107300    9781585160013 (1585160016)

H. C. Kee, editor.

Seventeen respected scholars present varying perspectives on the impact that new manuscript and archaeological discoveries, new methodologies for study of the Bible, and new media forms of communication will have on the Bible as we move into the twenty-first century.

1993. 21.5 x 14 cm. 246 p.
Paperback
ABS 104927    0826700322

T. Wilt, editor.

This book offers a broad-based, contemporary perspective on Bible translation in terms of academic areas foundational to the endeavor: translation studies, communication theory, linguistics, cultural studies, biblical studies, and literary and rhetorical studies. It looks at the wide variety of communicative, organizational and sociocultural situations in which such translation occurs.

2003. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. 306 p.
Paperback
St. Jerome Publishing    1900650568

Gosnell L. O. R. Yorke and Peter M.  Renju, editors.

These essays by UBS Translation Officers offer historical perspectives and discussions of  regional contexts and general challenges of Bible translation in Africa.

2004. 22 cm. iv, 221 p.
Paperback
Acton     9966888292; 9789966888297

Ernst R.  Wendland and Jean-Claude Loba-Mkole, editors.

These essays by UBS Translation Officers discuss African biblical scholarship, the Bible in social contexts, and issues in Bible translation in Africa.

2004. 21 cm. vii, 204 p.
Paperback
Acton     9966888411; 9789966888419

Lénart J. de Regt, editor.

This collection of essays addresses selected issues of canon and deuterocanon that frequently come up in interconfessional Bible translation projects.

2006. 21.5 x 14 cm. x, 131 p.
Paperback
Eisenbrauns    9754620571

Published by Société biblique française.

This is a thorough analytical concordance with an indication of the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek words underlying the translation, and an index of these Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek words.

1993. 31 x 22 cm. 1280 p.
Hardcover
FBS 7300    2853007308

A New Approach to Bible Translation

Barclay M. Newman.

A behind-the-scenes look at the purpose and process of translating the CEV.

1996. 23 cm. v, 98 p.
Paperback
ABS 105662     9781585164738

Edesio Sánchez, editor.

This is a manual for Biblical studies, dealing with the principles and problems in the translation of the OT and the NT. It also looks at the canon, archeology, and geography of the Bible.

1998. 25 x 14 cm. 424 p.
Paperback
ABS 107210    1576975045

2nd edition

Edesio Sánchez, editor.

The second edition is a significant expansion from the one volume of the first edition to three: Volume 1 offers an overview of the Bible and its impact on the life of individuals and communities. Volume 2 has articles on the formation of the Biblical text and the canon of Scriptures; the history, geography and culture of the Biblical world and the contributions of archeology, cultural anthropology, history, and sociology; and biblical interpretation and exegesis. Volume 3 covers principles and problems of translation of the Old and New Testaments; the contributions of linguistics, translation studies and anthropology; and translations and versions of the Bible in Spanish and other languages.

Vol. 1 - 2005; Vols. 2, 3 – 2006. 13,5 cm x 20.5 cm

Vol 1    ABS 107210    9781576975046
Vol 2    ABS 120239    9781598770742    
Vol 3    ABS 120240    9781598770759     

Roger Omanson, editor.

This is an English edition of the Spanish Descubre la Biblia with additional chapters on Bible translations in English and in Asia, Africa, and Europe.

2001. 21 x 15 cm. 567 p.
Paperback
CBS 701001038    1931471738

Jan de Waard and Eugene A. Nida.

This French edition of From One Language to Another was translated by Janine de Waard.

2003. 24 x 16.5 cm. 228 p.
Paperback
FBS 7090    2853007944

Communicating the Bible in New Media

Paul A. Soukup and Robert Hodgson, editors.

This monograph concerns itself with multimedia and film among other modern media. It is based on the 1997 Merida Symposium papers, (eleven essays) plus three additional essays by noted translation experts.

1999. 6 x 9 in. 276.
Paper
ABS 106642.     9781580510394

Basic Issues for Communicating the Scriptures in New Media

Robert Hodgson and Paul A. Soukup, editors.

Eighteen experts from a wide variety of academic and professional fields offer a series of thought-provoking essays that help define the emerging field of translating the Bible in new media.

1997. 23 x 15.5 cm. 392.
Paper
ABS 105913     1556129688; 9780826700346

This book presents exploratory studies in the typographical representation of the text of Scripture in translation. Various formats of selected Bible passages are compared and evaluated in terms of how their graphic layout enhances/impairs readability and understanding.

1993. 21 x 15 cm. vi, 138 p.
Paperback
ABS 105608, BSSA 1117-2    0798211172

Philip A. Noss, editor.

This volume offers a history of Bible translation from its origins to the present day through an interdisciplinary approach, addressing the issue from theological, linguistic, cultural, and methodological points of view. The book is the first in an American Bible Society series of monographs and reference books on the history of Bible translation.

2007. 24 cm. xix, 521 p.
Paperback
ABS 120708     9788884983732

Their Meaning and Translation through Componential Analysis

Jean-Marc Babut.

The aim of this work is to shed light on the meaning of a selection of idiomatic expressions in the Hebrew Bible by applying the method of componential analysis, a method popularized and refined in the works of Eugene A. Nida. Translated from the French Expressions idiomatiques de l’hébreu biblique (1993 dissertation; Gabalda, 1995).

1999. 14 x 21.5 cm. xv, 368 p.
Paperback
BIBAL Press; UBS    0941037509

Ernst R. Wendland.

This book explores several aspects of sociolinguistic analysis which are of special relevance to the translation of Scripture, with emphasis on portions of direct discourse.

1985. 21 x 15 cm. v, 261 p.
Paperback
ABS 102723, BSSA 0659-4    0798206594

The Lasting Influence of Eugene A. Nida

Philip C. Stine.

This book assesses the ongoing influence of Eugene Nida, whose dynamic-equivalence approach to translation helped to shape the Good News Bible, the Contemporary English Version, the New International Version, and the New Jerusalem Bible.

2004. 23 cm. xii, 199 p.
Paperback
SBL     1589831373; 9781589831377

J. P. Louw, editor.

This book includes articles written by J. P. Louw, E. Wendland, E. A. Nida, W. C. Van Wyk, J. Lubbe, and W. S. Vorster. It includes many discussions on lexicography with special reference to Bible translations.

1985. 21 x 15 cm. v, 205 p.
Paperback
BSSA 0675-6    0798206756

Eugene A. Nida.

This book surveys recent developments and new insights in the field of communication theory and illustrates the importance of semantics for translating the Greek NT text.

1984. 21 x 15 cm. v, 143 p.
Paperback
ABS 102722, BSSA 0618-7    0798206187

Proceedings of the International Conference on Similarity and Translation: Bible House, New York City, May 31-June 1, 2001

Stefano  Arduini and Robert Hodgson, editors.

These essays study the grand paradox of similarity and difference from four different methodological standpoints: rhetoric, epistemology, semiotics, and culture.

2004. 24 cm. 485 p.
Paperback
ABS 113222     8880492942; 9788880492948

Proceedings of the International Conference on Similarity and Translation: Bible House, New York City, May 31-June 1, 2001

2nd edition.

Stefano Arduini and Robert Hodgson, editors.

Revised version of the above.

2007. 24 cm. 485 p.
Paperback
ABS 120709     9788884983749; 8884983746

Essays in Honour of Jan de Waard

Simon Crisp and Manuel Jinbachian, editors.

This festschrift in honor of Jan de Waard contains essays by Bible Society colleagues and other scholars, a brief biography of de Waard, and a list of his publications.

2004. 22 cm. viii, 207 p.
Paperback
Eisenbrauns    1843640783; 9781843640783

Jean-Claude Margot.

Published by Editions l’Age d’Homme in Lausanne, Switzerland.

1979. 23 x 15.5 cm. 392 p.
Paperback
FBS 9010    2825100161

Categories and Criteria for Translation Quality Assessment

Katharina Reiss.

This English translation of the classic (1971) German college text Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Übersetzungskritik is an excellent tool for training translators, interpreters and evaluators of translations. It provides objective criteria for evaluating all varieties of translation, based on a typology of texts and the points of reference by which any particular translation should be judged. The scope of translation criticism is defined and its limitations are examined.

2000. 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. 148 p.
Paperback
ABS 109872     1900650266; 9781585161249

W. J. Bradnock and H. K. Moulton.

Originally intended for translators, this New Testament is designed to be a bridge between the original texts and the languages and cultures of the modern world. It is ideal for theological students who are not studying Greek, but need to get as close to the original as possible.

1973; 2nd edition, 1977. 21 x 12.5 cm. 594 p.
Hardback
BFBS 049913    0564049913

The Original Preface of the King James Version of 1611 Revisited

Erroll F. Rhodes and Liana Lupas, editors.

The original preface to the King James Version, 1611 is transcribed and annotated for the modern reader. A complete facsimile of the original document is followed by a modern print transcription with extensive footnotes. A modern version of the document is also included.

1997. 28 cm. 85 p.
Paperback
ABS 106022     9781585164257