The Jewish Bishop and the Chinese Bible : : S.I.J. Schereschewsky (1831-1906) / / by Irene Eber.

• Superior document: Studies in Christian mission, volume 22
• VerfasserIn: Eber, Irene, 1929-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 1999.
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Christian mission ; v. 22.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (318 pages) :; illustrations, maps.

A study of the life and times of Bishop Place of publication not identifiedJ. Schereschewsky (1831-1906) and his translation of the Hebrew Old Testament into northern vernacular (Mandarin) Chinese. Based largely on archival materials, missionary records and letters, the book includes an analysis of the translated Chinese text together with Schereschewsky's explanatory notes. The book examines his Jewish youth in Eastern Europe, conversion, American seminary study, journey to Shanghai and Beijing, mission routine, the translating committee's work, his tasks as Episcopal bishop in Shanghai and the founding of St. John's University. Concluding chapters analyze the controversial "Term Question" (the Chinese term for God) and Schereschewsky's techniques of translating the Hebrew text. Included are useful discussions of the Old Testament's Chinese reception and the role of this translation for subsequent Bible translating efforts.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material -- THE SETTING -- THE EARLY YEARS FROM LITHUANIA TO AMERICA, 1831-1859 -- SHANGHAI, 1859-1862 -- PEKING, 1862-1874 -- YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT, 1878-1906 -- THE CHINESE OLD TESTAMENT AND NOTES -- THE “TERM QUESTION” -- A SUMMING UP: THE MAN AND THE TEXT -- GLOSSARY OF NAMES AND TERMS MENTIONED IN TEXT -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- STUDIES IN CHRISTIAN MISSION.