Word of God, words of men

Translations, inspirations, transmissions of the Bible in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Renaissance
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-525-55277-3
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Buch, Englisch, Band Band 043, 381 Seiten, gebunden, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 763 g

Reihe: Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS)

The book presents many aspects of the phenomenon of translation and commentary work of the Bible in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th and 17th centuries. It contains studies of eminent scholars as well as of some young adepts, coming mainly from Poland, but also from Lithuania and Czech Republic. The texts present various aspects of the researches conducted on this phenomenon nowadays. As it was an exceptional movement, extremely varied and long-time lasting, it would be difficult to offer its complete synthesis in one volume. Though, the exhaustive presentation of the historical and linguistic contexts allows the reader to understand the phenomenon. Intensified interest in translations of the Bible is closely connected with the interest in the Polish language, its literary expression as well as its grammatical and orthographic standardisation that occurred just in the same time. The intellectual activity related to the Bible contributed simultaneously to the development of the Polish literary language and even inspired the translations of the sacred texts of other religions present in the country. Moreover, contacts between different languages of Central and Eastern European area, where many attempts of new translations appeared, are very important. A quick rise of the different Reformation movements contributed to a 'natural' need for new translations and commentaries to be used by community members. These new currents, first easily accepted and spread in the country, even when suppressed, could not stop this activity, and later new Catholic translations and commentaries of the post-Trident period, both in Polish and Lithuanian, proved it. Big part of study is also dedicated to particular typographical realizations of this activity and an interesting example of the musical expression directly inspired by the biblical translation, is also provided.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pietrzak-Thébault, Joanna

Weitere Mitwirkende

Zdunczyk, Aurelia

Kriegseisen, Wojciech

Wojtkowska-Maksymik, Marta

Dittmann, Robert

Krzak-Weiss, Katarzyna

Rutkovska, Kristina

Lisowski, Tomasz

Kulwicka-Kaminska, Joanna

Pietkiewicz, Rajmund

Jarczykowa, Mariola

Malicki, Jaroslaw

Mann, Virginija

Kavaliunaite-Holvoet, Gina

Cybulski, Lukasz

Ceremuzynska, Paulina

Reyes, Fernando

Winiarska-Górska, Izabela

Pietrzak-Thébault, Joanna

Brown, Christopher B.

Frank, Günter

Gordon, Bruce

Mahlmann-Bauer, Barbara

Rasmussen, Tarald

Soen, Violet

Zsombor, Tóth

Wassilowsky, Günther

Westphal, Siegrid

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Bibelübersetzungen & Sonderausgaben

Über Autor(innen)

Mahlmann-Bauer, Barbara
Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer ist Professorin em. für „Neuere deutsche Literatur“ an der Universität Bern.

Wassilowsky, Günther
Dr. Günther Wassilowsky ist Professor für Kirchengeschichte an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Zsombor, Tóth
Dr. Zsombor Tóth is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Literary Studies at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Cybulski, Lukasz
Lukasz Cybulski is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Literary Studies, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw.

Pietkiewicz, Rajmund
Rajmund Pietkiewicz is Professor and Vice-President of the Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wroclaw.

Pietrzak-Thébault, Joanna
Joanna Pietrzak-Thébault, PhD, ist Professorin an der Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski Universität in Warschau, Polen.

Brown, Christopher B.
Dr. Christopher B. Brown is Associate Professor of Church History at Boston University.

Gordon, Bruce
Dr. Bruce Gordon is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Yale Divinity School.

Pietrzak-Thébault, Joanna
Joanna Pietrzak-Thébault, PhD, ist Professorin an der Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski Universität in Warschau, Polen.

Rasmussen, Tarald
Tarald Rasmussen ist Professor für Kirchengeschichte an der Universität Oslo.

Rutkovska, Kristina
Kristina Rutkovska is Professor at the Institute of Languages and Cultures of the Baltic Region, University of Vilnius.

Soen, Violet
Dr. Violet Soen is Associate Professor for Early Modern History at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Leuven.

Cybulski, Lukasz
Lukasz Cybulski is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Literary Studies, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw.

Frank, Günter
Dr. Günter Frank ist Direktor der Europäischen Melanchthon-Akademie Bretten und außerplanmäßiger Professor am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie.

Westphal, Siegrid
Prof. Dr. Siegrid Westphal ist Inhaberin des Lehrstuhls für Geschichte der Frühen Neuzeit an der Universität Osnabrück sowie Direktorin des Forschungszentrums Institut für Kulturgeschichte der Frühen Neuzeit.