Translating the Sacred: Key Terms in Igbo Bible Translation
- Peter C. Odo1(corresponding author)
- Mary-Jane Ezike2
- 1Department of Religion and Cultural Studies, Sample University (SAMPLE)
- 2Department of Linguistics, Sample University (SAMPLE)
- *Corresponding author
- Pages
- pp. 22–43
- DOI
- Assigned once JHTS joins Crossref
- Received
- 21 August 2027
- Accepted
- 9 November 2027
- Published
- 19 December 2027
- Licence
- OA CC BY 4.0
Abstract
Translators of the Bible into Igbo have had to choose words for God, spirit and sin from a religious vocabulary with its own history. This study compares key terms across three Igbo Bible translations and shows how each choice negotiates between indigenous religious meaning and missionary theology. It concludes that these terms have reshaped both Igbo Christianity and the Igbo language.
Cite this article
Odo, P. C., & Ezike, M.-J. (2027). Translating the Sacred: Key Terms in Igbo Bible Translation. Journal of Humanities and Transcultural Studies, 1(4), 22–43. http://localhost:3000/articles/translating-the-sacred-bible-translation-in-igbo