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Zusatztext illuminates the complex processes affecting the translator's decisions and is an invaluable resource for tracing the path of gender hierarchy and misogyny in five important versions of the Bible. Klappentext This study looks at the representation of gender issues in Genesis 1-4 in five influential translations from the Hebrew original: the very first, into ancient Greek, the Latin Vulgate, Luther's first German Bible, the Authorized Version (King James), and the Dutch State Bible, and considers the varying degrees of androcentricity in the texts. Zusammenfassung This study looks at the representation of gender issues in Genesis 1-4 in five influential translations from the Hebrew original: the very first, into ancient Greek, the Latin Vulgate, Luther's first German Bible, the Authorized Version (King James), and the Dutch State Bible, and considers the varying degrees of androcentricity in the texts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The Problem of Translation 2: The Hebrew Text 3: The Septuagint: The Story of Andrew and Zoe 4: Jerome and the Latin Vulgate 5: Women and Marriage in Reformation Europe 6: Luther's German Bible 7: An English Bible or a Bible in English? 8: The Dutch State Translation: A Declaration of Independence 9: Some Synoptic Observations 10: Summary and Conclusion Bibliography Appendix 1: A Synoptic Comparison of Hebrew and Translated Texts Appendix 2: Selected Verses from William Tyndale's Bible and the Authorised Version
