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An exploration of context and translation for a key passage in the narrative of Jacob utilising relevance theory and insights from Ethiopian culture.
The process of understanding a text from the narrator's point of view is crucial for the tasks of interpreting and translating the Bible. If the translator's understanding of a narrative from the narrator's point of view is erroneous, then the whole process of translating the message into another language may also fall into error. This poses Bible translators a difficult challenge: 'How can we understand the narrator's point of view of the biblical stories which are culturally, geographically, and historically remote from our own?'
Understanding a text from the narrator's point of view must precede the translation process. In this work Hankore presents an argument for the intended utterance of Genesis 28:10-35:15 before proposing in brief how to translate it. By following this process, Hankore shows that a correct understanding of the concept of the ancient Israelite vow in the framework of a social institution is fundamental to reading and translating Genesis 28:10-35:15, and goes on to show how this same votive framework assists an explanation of the relevance of Genesis 34 to the Jacob story.
The process of understanding a text from the narrator's point of view is crucial for the tasks of interpreting and translating the Bible. If the translator's understanding of a narrative from the narrator's point of view is erroneous, then the whole process of translating the message into another language may also fall into error. This poses Bible translators a difficult challenge: 'How can we understand the narrator's point of view of the biblical stories which are culturally, geographically, and historically remote from our own?'
Understanding a text from the narrator's point of view must precede the translation process. In this work Hankore presents an argument for the intended utterance of Genesis 28:10-35:15 before proposing in brief how to translate it. By following this process, Hankore shows that a correct understanding of the concept of the ancient Israelite vow in the framework of a social institution is fundamental to reading and translating Genesis 28:10-35:15, and goes on to show how this same votive framework assists an explanation of the relevance of Genesis 34 to the Jacob story.
Price: $36.95
Pages: 270
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
30 May 2013
Trim Size: 9.02 X 5.98 in
ISBN: 9780227173961
Format: Paperback
The Abduction of Dinah offers a unique, well-argued discussion of an important biblical text that utilizes an array of skills and theories, including relevance theory. Despite the intersection of several disciplines and lines of thought, Hankore has produced a highly readable and accessible treatment of the Dinah narrative and the Jacob story as a whole [...]. This book will serve as a valuable resource for future readers of the Jacob story, as well as, for those interested in interpretive methods utilizing multiple theories and cultures.
— James Spencer
... Hankore presents an argument for the intended utterance of Genesis 28:10-35-15 before proposing in brief how to translate it, and goes on to show how this same votive framework assists an explanation of the relevance of Genesis 34 to the Jacob story.
— D. Olga Davies
The Abduction of Dinah provides the reader with a thorough analysis of the Jacob narrative of Genesis 28:10-35:15, offering some valuable insights into the thematic significance of this text. Hankore also provides a helpful overview of the Hebrew votive system and its significance as a locus of meaning within the Jacob tradition.
— Caroline Blyth, University of Auckland
By examining the Jacob narrative in light of the Hadiyya culture of Ethiopia, Hankore suggests that the account of Dinah is more integral to the larger Jacob narrative than has been previously thought... Useful for those who are specifically studying this passage or these matters.
— Isaac M. Alderman
— James Spencer
... Hankore presents an argument for the intended utterance of Genesis 28:10-35-15 before proposing in brief how to translate it, and goes on to show how this same votive framework assists an explanation of the relevance of Genesis 34 to the Jacob story.
— D. Olga Davies
The Abduction of Dinah provides the reader with a thorough analysis of the Jacob narrative of Genesis 28:10-35:15, offering some valuable insights into the thematic significance of this text. Hankore also provides a helpful overview of the Hebrew votive system and its significance as a locus of meaning within the Jacob tradition.
— Caroline Blyth, University of Auckland
By examining the Jacob narrative in light of the Hadiyya culture of Ethiopia, Hankore suggests that the account of Dinah is more integral to the larger Jacob narrative than has been previously thought... Useful for those who are specifically studying this passage or these matters.
— Isaac M. Alderman
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 Boundaries of the Jacob Story and its Literary Structure
3 The concept of ??? 'vow' in the Hebrew Scriptures
4 Vow Making of Jacob as a Metarepresentation
5 Vow Granting and Vow Fulfilling
6 Dinah Story as an Adverse Consequence of the Unfulfilled Vow
7 Conclusion with Remarks on Implications for Translation
Appendix 1: Hebrew, Israel and Jew
Appendix 2: Translation of Genesis 28:10-22
Appendix 3: Institution of Tithing
Appendix 4: Interviews about the Vow and 'Rape' of Dinah
Appendix 5: Conditionals and Metarepresentation
Appendix 6: Some Real-Life Stories of Abductive Marriage among the Hadiyya People
Appendix 7: Excursus on Translating Gen 28:10-35:15
Bibliography
1 Introduction
2 Boundaries of the Jacob Story and its Literary Structure
3 The concept of ??? 'vow' in the Hebrew Scriptures
4 Vow Making of Jacob as a Metarepresentation
5 Vow Granting and Vow Fulfilling
6 Dinah Story as an Adverse Consequence of the Unfulfilled Vow
7 Conclusion with Remarks on Implications for Translation
Appendix 1: Hebrew, Israel and Jew
Appendix 2: Translation of Genesis 28:10-22
Appendix 3: Institution of Tithing
Appendix 4: Interviews about the Vow and 'Rape' of Dinah
Appendix 5: Conditionals and Metarepresentation
Appendix 6: Some Real-Life Stories of Abductive Marriage among the Hadiyya People
Appendix 7: Excursus on Translating Gen 28:10-35:15
Bibliography