The Jewish Bishop and the Chinese Bible

S.I.J. Schereschewsky (1831-1906)

Bibliographic Data

ID19941191
AuthorsIrene Eber (corresponding author)
Year1999
Publication date1999-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Jewish Bishop and the Chinese Bible (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789004320024
OpenAlexW584430986
ISBN9789004320024
LanguageEN
Citations received7

A study of the life and times of Bishop S.I.J. Schereschewsky (1831-1906) and his translation of the Hebrew Old Testament into northern vernacular (Mandarin) Chinese. Based largely on archival materials, missionary records and letters, the book includes an analysis of the translated Chinese text together with Schereschewsky's explanatory notes. The book examines his Jewish youth in Eastern Europe, conversion, American seminary study, journey to Shanghai and Beijing, mission routine, the translating committee's work, his tasks as Episcopal bishop in Shanghai and the founding of St. John's University. Concluding chapters analyze the controversial "Term Question" (the Chinese term for God) and Schereschewsky's techniques of translating the Hebrew text. Included are useful discussions of the Old Testament's Chinese reception and the role of this translation for subsequent Bible translating efforts

Art · Biblical studies · Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Judaism · Linguistics · Literature · Mandarin Chinese · Old Testament · Theology · Vernacular · Chinese history and philosophy · Classics · History · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Translation Studies and Practices

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