“Tianzhu(天主)” Is the Best Chinese Translation of “Deus(God)”

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-8578.2012.05.008

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China Terminology ›› 2012, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (5): 35-37.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8578.2012.05.008

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“Tianzhu(天主)” Is the Best Chinese Translation of “Deus(God)”

LI Rui

Received:2012-08-15 Published:2012-11-02

Abstract

Abstract: There are three popular Chinese translation of Holy Bible in China mainland: “Shangdi” version and “Shen” version from Protestant Church, which uses “Shangdi” and “Shen” to translate “Deus (God)”; and the Studium Biblicum (Si Gao Sheng Jing) version from Catholic Church, which uses “Tianzhu” to translate “Deus(God)”. The author argues that “Tianzhu” is the best Chinese translation for “Deus (God)”.

Key words: Deus(God), shangdi(上帝), shen(神), tianzhu(天主)

CLC Number: (术语规范及交流)

LI Rui. “Tianzhu(天主)” Is the Best Chinese Translation of “Deus(God)”[J]. China Terminology, 2012, 14(5): 35-37.

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