Open AccessBiblical Reflections in the Arabic Lexicon (s. 58-67)
Author(s) -
Rana Issa
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
babylon nordisk tidsskrift for midtøstenstudier
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2535-3098
pISSN - 1503-5727
DOI - 10.5617/ba.4438
Subject(s) - dialogic , arabic , lexicon , protestantism , linguistics , history , literature , philosophy , art , theology
The 1857 translation of the bible left the indelible impress of American missionaries on modern Arabic. This translation was a dialogic success in a process that intended (but partly failed) to enforce a synchronization of Arab society along Western Protestant lines.
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