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The Symbol Transformation of the Christianity's Creator in Chinese

FU Jing-min   

  1. College of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Business School, Shanghai 200235, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2007-11-15 Published:2007-11-15

Abstract: The Christianity roots itself in the worship of the personified Creator that surpasses all in the world. However, in the process of translating the Bible into Chinese, the term of the Creator has experienced various symbolic transformations, which, according to the author of this paper, reflects not only the dilemma of language and translation, but also the issues of religions and social powers.

Key words: Symbol, Creator, Chinese Bible, Christianity

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