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La Parola È Vita: A New Italian Bible Translation

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Author: Stefano Cotrozzi

Year: 2019

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Abstract

A new translation of the Bible into Italian has been commissioned by Biblica (Colorado Springs, USA). The goal of this project is to produce an idiomatic, easily comprehensible translation of the Bible primarily geared towards the younger generations and the unchurched. The first text to be published in this new functional-equivalent translation, called La Parola è Vita, will be the Gospel of Luke (2019). This article discusses some of its features and compares it with other Italian Bible versions available on the market.

About the Author

Stefano Cotrozzi, PhD, is Global Translation Consultant with Biblica (Colorado Springs/USA). He is mainly responsible for projects in East Asia Pacific but is also involved in a few translations in Europe and Africa. He has previously worked with the Société Biblique de Genève (Switzerland), the Institut Perevoda Biblii (Russia) and Raamatunkäännösinstituutti (Finnland).