Jörg Zink Bible

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The Bible, newly written into language by Jörg Zink , also called the Jörg Zink Bible , is a translation of the Bible by Jörg Zink . She uses modern German . The New Testament appeared in 1965, an extensive selection from the Old Testament came out in 1966.

After numerous publications, Jörg Zink summarized his typical way of paraphrasing the Bible translation in 1998 into a complete Bible, which, however, represents a selection in the area of ​​the Old Testament. As can easily be seen, the edition by Jörg Zink owes a great deal to both the Luther translation and the standard translation . On the whole, coming from the paraphrase, it again approaches a philologically precise translation, which, however, continues to freely set its own accents. With his way of treating the text, Zink reaches many readers who want to be addressed more personally by the Bible text on a demanding level than the classical translations allow them.

Reading sample

“Of course, you might know him. God showed them clearly who he is. He is invisible, of course! But his creation is visible. For as long as there have been people, they have been able to look at his works if they just wanted to think! They could see his eternal power and his divine nature, and no one relieves them of their guilt when they say: I do not see him. "

- Romans 1:19f


To compare the text of the standard translation:

“For it is evident to them what one can know about God; God revealed it to them. Since the creation of the world, its invisible reality has been perceived in the works of creation with reason, its eternal power and divinity. Therefore they are inexcusable. "

- Romans 1:19f

expenditure

  • The new Testament. Transferred by Jörg Zink . 12th edition. Kreuz Verlag, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-7831-0670-2 . (First edition 1965)
  • The old testament. Selected, transferred and arranged in historical order by Jörg Zink . 12th edition. Kreuz Verlag, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-7831-0293-6 . (First edition 1966)
  • The Bible, newly put into language by Jörg Zink . Kreuz Verlag, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-7831-1598-1 (fully illustrated edition; as an e-book from ABW-Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-86474-088-6 ).
  • The Bible, newly put into language by Jörg Zink . Kreuz Verlag, Freiburg i.Br. 2012, ISBN 978-3-451-61174-2 .