A Translators Handbook On Paul's Letters To The Colossians And To Philemon

A TRANSLATORS HANDBOOK ON PAUL'S LETTERS TO THE COLOSSIANS AND TO PHILEMON HELPS FOR TRANSLATORS SERIES TECHNICAL HELPS: Old Testament Quotations in the New Testament . Section Headings for the New Testament Short Bible Reference System New Testament Index Orthography Studies Bible Translations for Popular Use *The Theory and Practice of Translation Bible Index Fauna and Flora of the Bible Short Index to the Bible Manuscript Preparation Marginal Notes for the Old Testament Marginal Notes for the New Testament The Practice of Translating HANDBOOKS: A Translators Handbook on Ruth A Translators Handbook on the Book of Amos A Translators Handbook on the Book of Jonah A Translators Handbook on the Gospel of Mark *A Translators Handbook on the Gospel of Luke A Translators Handbook on the Gospel of John A Translators Handbook on the Acts of the Apostles A Translators Handbook on Paul's Letter to the Romans A Translators Handbook on Paul's Letter to the Galatians A Translators Handbook on Paul's Letter to the Ephesians A Translators Handbook on Paul's Letter to the Philippians A Translators Handbook on Paul's Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon A Translators Handbook on Paul's Letters to the Thessalonians A Translators Handbook on the First Letter from Peter A Translators Handbook on the Letters of John GUIDES: A Translators Guide to Selected Psalms A Translators Guide to the Gospel of Matthew A Translators Guide to the Gospel of Mark HELPS FOR TRANSLATORS A TRANSLATORS HANDBOOK on PAUL'S LETTERS TO THE COLOSSIANS and to PHILEMON by ROBERT G. BRATCHER and EUGENE A. NIDA UNITED BmLE SOCIETIES London, New York, Stuttgart Copyright© 1977 by the United Bible Societies All rights reserved. No part of this book may be translated or reproduced in any form without the written permission of the United Bible Societies Quotations from the Revised Standard Version are used by permission of the copyright owner, the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Copyright 1946, 1952, © 1971 Quotations from Today's English Version are used by permission of the copyright owner, the American Bible Society. ©1966, 1971, 1976 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF M.1ERICA Books in the series of Helps for Translators that are marked with an asterisk (*) may best be ordered from United Bible Societies Postfach 81 03 40 7000 Stuttgart 80 West Germany All other books in the series may best be ordered from American Bible Society 1865 Broadway New York, N.Y. 10023 U.S.A. ISBN 0-8267-0145-0 ABS-1981-1000-CM-08529 PRE F ACE A Translators Handbook on Paul's Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon follows the pattern already established in the more recent volumes in this series. Attention is paid to the structure of the discourse, as well as to words, phrases, and clauses, so as to allow the translator to understand as well as possible the movement and development of the letters as a whole, and not just the separate meaning of individual sentences. Both the TEV and the RSV translations are cited at the beginning of each section under discussion; after that, for individual verses, the TEV alone is reproduced. In the discussion, the wording of the TEV text is underlined; the RSV text (as well as the text of other translations) is cited within quotation marks. No attempt has been made to be exhaustive in the discussion of textual, exegetical, and translational matters; representative points of view are cited where important differences arise, and the translator is urged to consult the volumes cited in the Bibliography for further comments on such matters. There is a Glossary that explains certain technical terms, and an Index is provided that locates by page numbers some of the more important words and subjects