Wide Wide Mailbox and Exodus

Author: Feng Xiang
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book continues from Genesis: Legends and Annotations and is divided into two parts. The first part explores the Bible and literary translation, including Western hermeneutic traditions and the types of errors or "pathological mechanisms" in old Chinese translations, with detailed illustrations using the second part, Exodus. Beyond the Bible, it also discusses a group of classical Greek, Roman, and European medieval literary classics, such as Homer's epics, Plato's Republic, Cicero's On Old Age, Augustine's Confessions, Dante's Divine Comedy, and Chaucer's The Parliament of Fowls. These great works reveal classical ethics and the ideal of a free personality, which stand in stark contrast to some prominent problems in contemporary Chinese society—such as the deep corruption in higher education and academia, and the complete collapse of professional ethics. The author argues that starting from this point for questioning and analysis could open up a new path for reform and reflection. The book includes fifty-four illustrations, and at the end, there is a concise "Biblical Timeline" and "Bibliography," all carefully selected to assist readers in appreciating and reflecting on the characters, stories, social phenomena, and philosophical passages discussed in the book.