he Influence of the Concept of Slavery on William Tyndale's 16th-Century Bible Translation and Its Impact on Successive English Translations: The Case of Doulos
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doulos, servant, slavery, equivalence, semantic value, theologyAbstract
his article addresses the translation of the Greek term doulos in William Tyndale’s Bible and its influence on later English translations. From the perspective of formal equivalence proposed by Eugene Nida, it is argued that the frequent translation as servant fails to convey the original term’s semantic and theological weight. Through historical and sociolinguistic analysis of Greco-Roman and medieval slavery systems, the importance of preserving the original meaning is highlighted. This study concludes that semantic fidelity has relevant doctrinal implications for contemporary Christian understanding.
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