Intercultural Translations of Christian Canonical Scriptures

Mkole, J-C.L.

doi:10.18820/23099089/actat.v39i1.9

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“…It can apply to sacred or non-sacred texts. An intercultural biblical construction is based on three frames of reference: original biblical cultures, ecclesial cultures and target contemporary cultures (Loba-Mkole 2005a, b:291-326, 2010:125, 2012:37, 2016:254, 2019a, 2019b.…”

Section: Mapping the Intercultural Biblical Hermeneuticsmentioning

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Intercultural constructions of the New Testament: Epistemological foundations

Loba-Mkole

2021

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

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The present study discusses epistemological foundations of intercultural constructions of the New Testament in Africa. Before embarking on this discussion, it documents the history and procedures of this interpretive tool. In Africa, the intercultural method emanates from the paradigm of inculturation coupled with reconstruction. It has already embraced biblical exegesis, translation studies, canonical criticism and ecological hermeneutics.Contribution: The insights of the article ‘Intercultural constructions of the New Testament: Epistemological foundations’ pertain firstly to the description of the method of intercultural constructions, taking stock of its emergence, development, procedures, and epistemological foundations in both African and international theological circles. Secondly, the study has specifically established the following epistemological foundations of the intercultural method: interculturality as the cradle of the New Testament corpus, an existential mode, an interpretive paradigm, and interaction with a triple hexagonal dimension. The latter includes a triple pitfall (to avoid), a triple frame of reference, a triple epistemological privilege, a triple epistemological value, a triple ethical value, and a triple cultural position.

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Section: Mapping the Intercultural Biblical Hermeneuticsmentioning

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Intercultural constructions of the New Testament: Epistemological foundations

Loba-Mkole

2021

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

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“…Consequently, the article consists of three parts: the impact of Jesus' authority in the contemporary Protestant Church in Africa, the authority of biblical canon in the Roman Catholic Church and Jesus' authority in an original biblical culture. Original biblical cultures, church cultures and contemporary target cultures are not unrelated but constitute reference frames for intercultural biblical exegesis, including intercultural canonical criticism (Loba-Mkole 2016a, 2016b, 2019, 2021. Each frame of reference covers different disciplines from which the interpreter may select the ones deemed most appropriate for the subject matter.…”

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Jesus: The apex of biblical canons

Loba-Mkole

2022

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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This article aims at showing how Jesus is the apex of biblical canons, the authority that grants the status of sacredness to Christian, canonical and biblical books. It uses an intercultural approach involving three cultural frames of reference whereby the Protestant Church leadership will represent a contemporary culture, while the Roman Catholic Church stands for traditional church culture, and Jesus’ authority reflects an original biblical culture. Consequently, the article consists of three parts: the impact of Scripture on the contemporary Protestant Church in Africa, the authority of biblical canon in the Roman Catholic Church and Jesus’ authority in original biblical cultures.Contribution: The article has established that in the biblical cultures, Jesus’ authority is recognised in canonical gospels and in extra canonical writings. In the Catholic Church, this authority is celebrated in the liturgy, expanded from the canonical biblical books and translated into the canon law. In the current Protestant Church in Africa, Jesus’ authority empowers the ministers to significantly impact their audiences.

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Intercultural Translation Criticism of the LXX Nomos

Loba Mkole

2023

JSEM

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Using intercultural translation criticism combined with the functional equivalence translation theory, the present article argues that the LXX nomos (law, instruction, statute) with its derivative nomimos (law, ordinance) serves as a better functional equivalent for the Hebrew counterparts tōrâ/ḥûqqâ/ḥoq (law, ordinance, statute). Moreover, the Latin Vulgate and the Kiswahili Union Version echo a similar functional equivalence in their rendering of tōrâ/ḥûqqâ (Exod 12:43–49) with religio (ritual) / lex (law) or amri (commandment) / sheria (law), respectively. Consequently, the findings of this study invite LXX scholars, literary translation theorists, and practitioners to join hands and share their inputs for an improved understanding of LXX translation techniques and better translation practices.

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Intercultural Translations of Christian Canonical Scriptures

Cited by 3 publications

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Intercultural constructions of the New Testament: Epistemological foundations

Intercultural constructions of the New Testament: Epistemological foundations

Jesus: The apex of biblical canons

Intercultural Translation Criticism of the LXX Nomos

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