Formal Equivalence

Date May 17, 2008

The theory of translation that seeks to represent the original text by translating in a word-for-word paradigm, rather than a thought-for-thought paradigm (see Dynamic Equivalence). Formal Equivalence translations would include, among others, the KJV, NASB, ESV, and RSV.

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