Language as a Means of Communication with God

The communicative function of the language of translation, as can be seen from the examples of God's names contained in the oldest Slavic translations of a biblical nature, is an important component of understanding a whole range of liturgical texts and part of the Christian cultural identity...

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Autores principales: Peter Žeňuch, Svetlana Šašerina
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3d63477c3eae40e0923a35ebc1027c6d2021-12-04T08:42:36ZLanguage as a Means of Communication with God10.35296/jhs.v5i1.732536-572X2536-5738https://doaj.org/article/3d63477c3eae40e0923a35ebc1027c6d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.helenskestudije.me/ojs/index.php/jhs/article/view/73https://doaj.org/toc/2536-572Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2536-5738 The communicative function of the language of translation, as can be seen from the examples of God's names contained in the oldest Slavic translations of a biblical nature, is an important component of understanding a whole range of liturgical texts and part of the Christian cultural identity of the believer. The need to translate biblical and liturgical texts therefore stems from the needs of believers. One desires to understand as best and as accurately as possible not only the text of the Bible but also the liturgical process itself. The liturgical process contains a number of symbols, actions, gestures and scenes reminiscent of the Divine Performance in the cosmos. In the Bible and in the Divine Liturgy, individual biblical events are constantly present. The understanding of the biblical and liturgical texts is therefore based not only on the correct use of terms but also on a reliable description of the realities. This principle is one of the starting points on which the holy Thessalonian brothers built their translation work. Peter ŽeňuchSvetlana ŠašerinaCenter for Hellenic Studiesarticlechurch slavoniclanguagebiblelinguistic worldimageHistory of GreeceDF10-951Greek philology and languagePA201-899ENSRAkropolis, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2021)
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language
bible
linguistic worldimage
History of Greece
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Greek philology and language
PA201-899
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language
bible
linguistic worldimage
History of Greece
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Greek philology and language
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Peter Žeňuch
Svetlana Šašerina
Language as a Means of Communication with God
description The communicative function of the language of translation, as can be seen from the examples of God's names contained in the oldest Slavic translations of a biblical nature, is an important component of understanding a whole range of liturgical texts and part of the Christian cultural identity of the believer. The need to translate biblical and liturgical texts therefore stems from the needs of believers. One desires to understand as best and as accurately as possible not only the text of the Bible but also the liturgical process itself. The liturgical process contains a number of symbols, actions, gestures and scenes reminiscent of the Divine Performance in the cosmos. In the Bible and in the Divine Liturgy, individual biblical events are constantly present. The understanding of the biblical and liturgical texts is therefore based not only on the correct use of terms but also on a reliable description of the realities. This principle is one of the starting points on which the holy Thessalonian brothers built their translation work.
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