Description
2nd revised and expanded edition
Straddling two cultures, I see with what difficulty beginners switch from English to French and vice versa. So many subtleties! So many false friends, exceptions to the rule, traps! And these are two cousin and strictly contemporary languages.
In the Church, the preacher gives details about the tense of the verb in Greek or emphasizes the untranslatable richness of a Hebrew word. He may affirm that a certain word in the Bible conveys a notion that is the opposite of our Western mentality.
Behind the preacher, biblical translations, commentaries, and eminent theologians transmit a whole tradition of biblical interpretation that is often correct, but sometimes contrary to common sense and linguistic rigor. Because we have become accustomed to subjecting biblical languages to a treatment that we would not inflict on a living language of today. Generally, the balance of the texts as a whole corrects the misinterpretation of a single word. But sometimes, the consequences are serious.
Sylvain Romerowski examines the relationship between the word and the sentence, tests the value of etymology, explains the complexity that comes from the fact that a word can carry several meanings, or that several words seem to have the same meaning. With erudition, but with examples accessible to all, he does not hesitate to confront biblical exegesis from all backgrounds with the sciences of language.
This book, unique in French, had the effect of a real bomb on me. Theologians, biblical scholars, preachers, Bible students: we needed it!
Gordon Margery
ISBN: 9782755005301