Bible Translation in Germany
An episode of the Reformation 2017 podcast, hosted by Oxford University, titled "Bible Translation in Germany" was published on March 3, 2016 and runs 67 minutes.
March 3, 2016 ·67m · Reformation 2017
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Summary
From Old High German via Martin Luther to Bibel in gerechter Sprache. A whistle stop tour of German Bible translation The joined presentation on Bible translation as 'Prism of Theology' was part of the Oxford Comparative Criticism and Translation annual conference, 'Prismatic Translation', on 1 -3 October 2015, St Anne's College, Oxford. Speakers: Howard Jones, Henrike Lähnemann, Daniel Lloyd. 1300 years of German Bible translation in one hour!
Episode Description
From Old High German via Martin Luther to Bibel in gerechter Sprache. A whistle stop tour of German Bible translation The joined presentation on Bible translation as 'Prism of Theology' was part of the Oxford Comparative Criticism and Translation annual conference, 'Prismatic Translation', on 1 -3 October 2015, St Anne's College, Oxford. Speakers: Howard Jones, Henrike Lähnemann, Daniel Lloyd. 1300 years of German Bible translation in one hour!
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