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The Odyssey Of Archbishop Gavril’S Translation Of The Bible, Marija Girevska
The Odyssey Of Archbishop Gavril’S Translation Of The Bible, Marija Girevska
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
Translating the Bible is not an easy task in any language. Every translation of the Bible is a confirmation of the capacity of a language to convey the Bible’s manifold depths and meanings. The publication of the Macedonian Bible has been received as a historic event in Macedonia. Archbishop Gavril’s translation remains a unique pillar in the development of the Macedonian literary language. The entire process of the planning, translation, and printing of the complete Macedonian Bible encompassed a period of some 50 years. Drawing on these references, the article explores the impressive journey of Archbishop Gavril’s translation of the …