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Gewalt sei ferne den Dingen! Contemporary Perspectives on the Works of John Amos Comenius
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SYSNO ASEP 0458537 Document Type M - Monograph Chapter R&D Document Type Monograph Chapter Title J. A. Comenius on Translation and Interpretation of the Bible Author(s) Beneš, Jiří (FLU-F) ORCID, SAI Source Title Gewalt sei ferne den Dingen! Contemporary Perspectives on the Works of John Amos Comenius. - Wiesbaden : Springer VS, 2016 / Goris W. ; Meyer M. A. ; Urbánek V. - ISBN 978-3-658-08260-4 Pages s. 159-168 Number of pages 10 s. Number of copy 500 Number of pages 492 Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country DE - Germany Keywords J. A. Comenius ; Erasmus of Rotterdam ; Novum Testamentum ; Latin Bibles ; Kralice-Bible ; Bible Translation Subject RIV AA - Philosophy ; Religion R&D Projects GBP401/12/G168 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support FLU-F - RVO:67985955 DOI 10.1007/978-3-658-08261-1_9 Annotation The author starts his treatise with reference to Erasmus of Rotterdam as the most prominent predecessor of Comenius. Erasmus aimed at reforming the church by renewal of biblical theology, consisting in restitution of the original integrity of the biblical texts. On this basis, Comenius formulates remarkably timeless and universal principles: the translator has to read the complete text thoroughly, so that he is able to understand its sense in all details. Then he is obliged to strive for the very true translation as possible, by keeping fidelity to the original text without confusing his own fictions with the author's intentions. Comenius' principles can be related to his practical translatorial work. The author comes to the conclusion that Comenius observed his own golden rule remarkably well: the safest way is to allow God to speak in his proper way, and not to bring the sense into the Scriptures, but to derive it therefrom. Workplace Institute of Philosophy Contact Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Year of Publishing 2017
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