Feminist Choices of Early Women Bible Translators

• Authors: Elizabeth Ann Remington Willett
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Translations by two early women Bible translators, Julia E. Smith (1792-1886) and Helen Barrett Montgomery (1861-1934), reflect their difference in purpose in attempting the translations as well as their level of knowledge of translation theory and linguistics. Smith translated merely for personal use in her own small society; her major concern was faithfulness to what she termed “the literal meaning.” Montgomery, on the other hand, wrote in consideration of her audience; she wanted to communicate clearly and naturally in idiomatic terms. Smith was inward-focused, whereas Montgomery was outward-focused.

Keywords

EN

Bible translation; women translators; feminist approaches; translation theory

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Open Theology
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1

Dates

received

2016-03-14

accepted

2016-04-27

online

2016-05-11

Contributors

author

Elizabeth Ann Remington Willett

• SIL International, USA

Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/opth-2016-0033