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People have been translating since long before our time. Even in the early modern period, the activity itself was nothing new: it was already people like Cicero or St. Jerome who did not only translate texts themselves, but also reflected in detail on what exactly they were doing in the process. But even in the distant past, translators were not without mistakes, which resulted in quite a few curiosities. For example, where did Moses suddenly get a pair of horns from? What are medieval knights doing in Troy? And is it really a camel that is supposed to go through the eye of a needle?
The TransUnit Kapselwurf is back and the third episode of their podcast is now online! This time, it is about translation that took place in the distant past. Bible translations play a special role in this topic, since they are an intensely debated subject not only in the past, but also today. In addition, we will discuss how historical translations can be approached scientifically – especially when it is no longer possible to ask their authors how they proceeded and what thoughts were going through their heads while they were translating.
Available, as always, via the SPP website “Kapselwurf”, Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
