Abstract
AbstractThe importance of theMandarin Union Versionfor the Protestant Churches in China can be compared to the relevance acquired by theSigao Shengjing 思高聖經for Chinese speaking Catholics soon after its publication. The 1919Union Versionwas the result of a collaboration among Protestants after a century of separation and many lone translations, while the 1968Sigao Biblewas the first version of the Bible in Chinese completed by Catholics.1This translation project was undertaken in 1935 by the Franciscan missionary Gabriele Allegra.The purpose of this paper is to analyze and compare these two noteworthy versions. A brief introduction will present the translation process of theUnion Versionand of the Sigao Bible. Subsequently, some handwritten documents of Gabriele Allegra will be analyzed, to outline his attitude towards the missionary activity and the translations of the Protestants. Thereafter, some passages from the Gospel of John in the two versions will be examined and compared to analyze the features of the two translations.
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