Angelo Traina
Angelo Traina | |
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Born | 22 January 1889 Cerda |
Died | 4 November 1971 (aged 82) |
Occupation | Bible translator |
Angelo Benedetto Traina (January 22, 1889 - November 4, 1971) was a biblical scholar, best known for his emphasis on what he called restoring "Semitic proper names to their Aramaic and Hebrew forms".[1]
Life
Traina was born in Sicily into a Catholic family.[1] They later moved to New York City, where he left home at the age of 13, ending up in Buffalo. Part of a group of drinking and gambling youths, he was part of a conspiracy to disrupt a revival meeting, but instead converted, joining a Protestant church. He later worked for Aimee Semple McPherson.[1] He credited the Millerism movement, a group that stressed keeping the sabbath, as an influence in his life.[1]
His biblical studies resulted in placing a special emphasis on the Hebrew form of God's name. This led to him translating The Sacred Name New Testament (1950), with
He believed that the Hebrew form of the names of God were vital for believers of all times. He believed that most the New Testament was originally written in Hebrew, then later translated into Greek.[3] He taught that the Greek copies available have erred in their translation of the Hebrew Tetragrammaton by Greek κυριος. Also, he rejected the Greek spelling which is the basis for the English form "Jesus", using a Hebrew-based form "Yahshua".[4]
He also wrote many pamphlets and articles, many of which were published in the magazine The Faith.
Following Traina's lead, many Sacred Name Bible translations have been produced. In 2011, there were at least 20 such English translation that presented at least parts of the Bible using Hebrew-based forms of sacred names.[2] Traina's innovative work has spawned the translation of Sacred Name Bibles in other places, e.g. Indonesia.[9] The idea of Sacred Name Bible translations spawned by Traina has been attacked by some, including David Bivin.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e Paul 2009, pp. 230.
- ^ S2CID 163735860.
- ^ ""Not Greek but Hebrew" by Traina". Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ ""Not Greek but Hebrew", by Traina". Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ISBN 9781442244320.
- ^ Origin of Sacred Name Movement
- ISBN 9780060665807.
- ^ p. 120. Feldman, Rachel Z. "The Children of Noah: Has Messianic Zionism Created a New World Religion?." Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions 22, no. 1 (2018): 115-128.
- ^ Daud Soesilo, “Translating the Names of God: Recent Experience from Indonesia and Malaysia,” The Bible Translator 52.4 [2001]: 414-423.
- ^ Bivin, David. “The Fallacy of Sacred Name Bibles,” Jerusalem Perspective 4.6 (1991): 7, 12.
Sources
- Paul, William E. (2009). Traina, A. B. McFarland. p. 230. )
External links
- Some of Traina’s writings Archived 2022-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- About Elder Traina Archived 2019-09-27 at the Wayback Machine