"Peace with You": Exploring Translation Possibilities of the Peace Greeting in John 20 in Tagalog. Issue 1 (April 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Arevalo, Rhoneil Mendoza
• Is Part Of: Bible translator. Volume 74:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 79
• Page End: 92
• Publication Date: 2023-04
• Subjects: peace -- Tagalog -- Bible translation -- John 20.19-29; 220.405
• DOI: 10.1177/20516770231154262
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2051-6770

Abstract

"Peace with you" in John 20 is widely understood as a Jewish greeting. But the context surrounding the Johannine peace salutation seems to suggest that it may have been meant to serve functions other than a greeting. These functional possibilities reflect the comprehensiveness of the meaning of peace in both the Old and New Testaments. A formal or word-for-word translation of "peace be with you" in a language like Tagalog ends up sounding artificial and unintelligible. Translation solutions are proposed for the different contexts in which the phrase occurs in John.