The Oxford handbook of the Bible in China
"The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in China deftly examines the Bible's translation, expression, interpretation, and reception in China. Forty-eight essays address the translation of the Bible into China's languages and dialects; expression of the Bible in Chinese literary and religious contexts; Chinese biblical interpretations and methods of reading; and the reception of the Bible in the institutions and arts of China. This comprehensive and unique volume presents insightful, succinct, and pro…
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- Full title :The Oxford handbook of the Bible in China / edited by K.K. Yeo.
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"The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in China deftly examines the Bible's translation, expression, interpretation, and reception in China. Forty-eight essays address the translation of the Bible into China's languages and dialects; expression of the Bible in Chinese literary and religious contexts; Chinese biblical interpretations and methods of reading; and the reception of the Bible in the institutions and arts of China. This comprehensive and unique volume presents insightful, succinct, and provocative evidence about and interpretations of encounters between the Bible and China for centuries past, continuing into the present, and likely prospects for the future"--
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- Publication Date:2021
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:New York, NY
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2021
The Physical Object
- Description:xxii, 878 pages : : illustrations (black and white) ; : 26 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780190909796, 019090979X
- oclc:on1183400005
- LC Classification:BS447.5.C6
- Dewey Decimal:220.0951
Table of Contents
Creative Transformation, the Bible, and China -- PART I TRANSLATION THROUGH VERSIONS -- A History of the Chinese Bible -- Chinese Jingjiao and the Antiochene Exegesis -- The Eastern Orthodox Bible in China -- The Basset-Su Chinese New Testament -- De Poirot's Chinese Bible and Its Influence -- Development of Chinese Dialect Bibles -- Bible Translations for Ethnic Minority Groups in China -- Classical Languages in Chinese Biblical Studies -- Chinese Protestant Bible Versions and the Chinese Language -- Issues, Challenges, and Promises in Chinese Bible Translation -- PART II EXPRESSION IN LITERARY AND RELIGIOUS CONTEXTS -- Yin-yang (Yijing) and the Bible -- The Bible and Daoist Writings -- Chinese Buddhist Writings and the Bible -- Confucian Classics and the Bible -- The Bible in Modern Chinese Fiction -- The Bible and Missionary Novels in Chinese -- Catholic Tracts and Parabolic Stories in Ming-Qing China -- Adoption of Christian Anthropology by Chinese Intellectuals -- Christian Poetry from Tang to Republican Era -- The Bible and Christian Poetry in Modern China -- Localization of Bible Printing in China -- PART III INTERPRETATION AND METHODS OF READING -- A History of Biblical In…
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