Let the Words Be Written: The Lasting Influence of Eugene A. Nida (Biblical Scholarship in North America) (Biblical Scholarship in North America)

The Depute and the Bibble Society consultant had traveled all night to reach the ceremony. Annotation Pick up nearly any English Bible today, and you have already encountered Eugene A. Nida-his influence is that widespread. Nida's dynamic-equivalence approach to Bible translation helped to shape the Good News Bible, the Contemporary English Version, the New International Version, and the New Jerusalem Bible. In addition, Nida's longtime work with the American Bible Society and collaboration with the United Bible Societies spread his theories and methods around the world. Drawing on archival records and interviews with those who know Nida best, Let the Words Be Written examines and assesses the ongoing influence of this scholar of wideranging abilities and boundless energy. Bible translators, students and scholars of translation theory or cross-cultural studies, and general readers with an interest in the Bible will find this volume both accessible and enlightening Preface......Page 7 Abbreviations......Page 11 1. Introduction......Page 13 2. Bible Translation before Nida......Page 23 3. A New Approach......Page 39 4. Implications of Dynamic Equivalence......Page 69 5. Spreading the Word......Page 81 6. Taking the Bible Seriously......Page 117 7. New Relationships, More Access, Future Directions......Page 131 8. Nida the Man and the Scholar......Page 151 9. Other Voices, Other Words......Page 165 Postscript......Page 191 Appendix: First-Time Translations into New Languages......Page 194 Bibliography......Page 195 Index of People and Subjects......Page 201