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      Negotiating an Eco-conscious Translation of the Hebrew Bible: Jonah 3:1-10 as Test Case

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          The last two centuries have seen a growing focus on matters concerned with the natural environment. This is not only true for the natural sciences, but allfields of inquiry, including that of theology and religion. Building on the work of eco-theologians and scholars of eco-hermeneutics, this article aims to determine whether, and to what extent, translation has a role to play in promoting these efforts. Consequently, usingEco's (2004) notion of "translation as negotiation" as blueprint, the author first delineates what an eco-conscious translation entails before showing its practical application in Jonah 3:1-10. In the end, such a rendering does not diverge too much from the Hebrew text or other more established English translations. However, the changes it introduces are ideologically significant. Moreover, the process may prove to be an important tool if the Judeo-Christian tradition still has a role to play in battling different environmental challenges.

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                Role: ND
                Journal
                ote
                Old Testament Essays
                Old testam. essays
                The Old Testament Society of Southern Africa (OTSSA) (Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa )
                1010-9919
                2312-3621
                2019
                : 32
                : 3
                : 821-845
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                [01] orgnameUniversity of the Free state
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                S1010-99192019000300003 S1010-9919(19)03200300003
                10.17159/2312-3621/2019/v32n3a4
                2e0045aa-b913-4ff7-83c3-fe101d9f7f64

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 21 October 2019
                : 07 October 2019
                : 22 May 2019
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 59, Pages: 25
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                Eco-hermeneutics,Jonah 3:1-10,Eco-theology,Bible and Ecology,Translation as Negotiation,Bible Translation

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