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A century of the modern Czech Biblical translation 1909-2009

Publication |
2010

Abstract

The translation of the Bible is a very important, but until quite recently a neglected in the Czech cultural history. The Czech humanities (classical philology, Czech studies, Bible studies) devoted very little attention particularly to modern translations.

The present article focuses on the results of the Czech biblical translation from the beginning of the 20th century till the present time. It presents a survey of all translations of the whole Bible and of the Old/New Testament that appeared in the period under investigation and the circumstances of its genesis, as well as the profiles of the translators, it also gives account of more important editions.