A Parallel Problem of Semantic Shift: Asia

This is cited from Unseth's Semantic Shift on a Geographical Term and parallels the previous post.

A Parallel Problem: Asia and Asia

A parallel problem of semantic shift on geographic terms arises with the use of the Greek word Asia, ‘Asia.’ Very few English translations ever render this word by something other than simply “Asia,” Living Bible being noteworthy for translating it as “Turkey” in Acts 2:9 and Rev. 1:4, but reverting to the traditional “Asia” in other passages. The problem and its cause are obvious and non-controversial: the word “Asia,” transliterated from Greek into English, now is much, more broader than the area designated by the New Testament use of Asia, which referred to a much more limited area, much of what is not modern Turkey. A solution to this translation problem can be found in a similar way to what has been proposed above for Aithiops, seeking a modern equivalent to the ancient Greek geographical term. Different contexts would require slightly different solutions, such as “the province of Asia Minor,” “the Anatolian peninsula,” etc.