Canon and Biblical Text in the Slavonic Tradition in Russia

In order to gain a better understanding of the situation in Russia with regard to biblical canon and biblical text, particularly in the Russian Orthodox Church, this article reflects on the notion of non-canonical books, the role of tradition and its roots in the development of the canon in early Ea...

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Subtitles:Special Issue: Biblical Canons in Church Traditions and Translations
Main Author: Regt, Lénart J. de 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2016
In: The Bible translator
Year: 2016, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 223-239
Further subjects:B Russian Bible Society
B Slavonic Bible
B Orthodox Church
B Synodal Translation
B Biblical Canon
B non-canonical books
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Summary:In order to gain a better understanding of the situation in Russia with regard to biblical canon and biblical text, particularly in the Russian Orthodox Church, this article reflects on the notion of non-canonical books, the role of tradition and its roots in the development of the canon in early Eastern Christianity, as well as the Russian Orthodox Church’s acceptance of multiple authoritative versions of biblical books. This is followed by a brief discussion of the Slavonic Bible and the Russian Synodal Translation, particularly their sometimes hybrid textual base. The article closes with some thoughts on what this complex situation might mean for Bible translation projects in Orthodox contexts in Russia.
ISSN:2051-6789
Contains:Enthalten in: The Bible translator
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/2051677016649428