Biblical Translation in Chinese and Greek

Toshikazu S. Foley, Ph.D. (2008) in biblical studies, McMaster Divinity College, is an author and researcher at the Bible Society in Taiwan, currently working on Bible study notes for the Chinese Union Version.

• CONTENTS List of Tables and Charts Acknowledgement Abbreviations Typographical Conventions CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2: BIBLE IN CHINESE: ITS HISTORY, ISSUES, AND RELATIONS TO MODERN TRANSLATION THEORIES 2.0. Introduction 2.1. History and Major Issues of Chinese Bible Translation 2.2. Translation Studies 2.3. Conclusion CHAPTER 3: VERBAL ASPECTS IN MANDARIN CHINESE AND NEW TESTAMENT GREEK 3.0. Introduction 3.1. General Theories of Aspect 3.2. Verbal Aspect in Mandarin Chinese 3.3. Verbal Aspect in New Testament Greek 3.4. Conclusion CHAPTER 4: TRANSLATING THE GREEK PERFECTIVE, IMPERFECTIVE, AND STATIVE ASPECTS IN THE INDICATIVE MOOD INTO MANDARIN 4.0. Introduction 4.1. The Perfective Aspect in the Indicative Mood 4.2. The Imperfective and Stative Aspects 4.3. Conclusion CHAPTER 5: THE NON-INDICATIVE MOODS AND CONDITIONAL CLAUSES 5.0. Introduction 5.1. Imperative 5.2. Subjunctive and Optative Moods 5.3. Infinitives and Participles 5.4. Conditional Clauses 5.5. Conclusion CHAPTER 6: THE PASSION NARRATIVE OF JOHN 18–19 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Chinese Translation of John 18–19 6.3. Conclusion CHAPTER 7: 1 CORINTHIANS 15 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Chinese Translation of 1 Corinthians 15 7.3. Conclusion APPENDICES 1. A Chronology of Chinese Bible Versions 2. Mandarin Translation (FOLEY) of John 18–19 3. Mandarin Translation (FOLEY) of 1 Corinthians 15 BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX OF SCRIPTURE