Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
Articles, links, and files related to translation in general and Bible translation in particular.
Filtered by Hermeneutics and Exegesis. Clear
- RBRobert BascomApr 19, 2016
Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny
The link below is selected for "language," which at the moment gives 134 results from a total of almost 300 CARTA items, and almost 1700 UCSD items (whole site). Type CARTA: into the search box for CARTA items, and nothi…
- RBRobert BascomApr 7, 2016
Robert Sapolsky: Are Humans Just Another Primate?
So how does how we are unique as humans have to do with translation? I think it has to do with what we bring to the task without even being aware of it. There are several examples in the talk. 1. The mapping of food disg…
- RBRobert BascomApr 3, 2016
Contextualism and Polysemy
This post originally contained only an attached file, image, or embedded video that couldn't be preserved during migration.
- RBRobert BascomMar 31, 2016
Secrets of ancient texts
This post originally contained only an attached file, image, or embedded video that couldn't be preserved during migration.
- RBRobert BascomMar 23, 2016
Belief in Naturalism
This post originally contained only an attached file, image, or embedded video that couldn't be preserved during migration.
- SSSeppo SipiläFeb 26, 2016
BHQ Genesis
A full text of codex Leningradensis for Genesis with extensive commentaries on textual amd Masoretic matters (226 pages).
- RBRobert BascomJan 29, 2016
Respecting the receptors
In the later 1980s I was the TC for a project to produce a modern Bible translation in Tibetan, sponsored by the BS in Nepal. When the OT was well advanced, the BS Secretary, Loknath Manaen, decided to publish an OT port…
- DRDaniel RodriguezNov 27, 2015
Michel Serres on the Humanities
This post originally contained only an attached file, image, or embedded video that couldn't be preserved during migration.
- DRDaniel RodriguezNov 17, 2015
René Girard 1923-2015
This post originally contained only an attached file, image, or embedded video that couldn't be preserved during migration.
- RBRobert BascomNov 16, 2015
Are there moral/spiritual universals in biblical cultures?
Recently, in a training workshop in Guadalajara, Mexico I was trying to make the point that we sometimes (mistakenly) think not only of the biblical text, but of the biblical cultures which produced them, as sacred. This…
- RBRobert BascomNov 6, 2015
What is culture?
Usually when people ask the question about what constitutes culture, they start naming various cultural artifacts or manifestations: food, art, customs, religion, and in a group of potential translators, of course langua…
- RBRobert BascomOct 25, 2015
Why language is not an instinct and deixis vs. Peirce
This post originally contained only an attached file, image, or embedded video that couldn't be preserved during migration.
- RBRobert BascomSep 17, 2015
Frames, again.
But maybe frames can be rehabilitated. I always thought they should be seen as dynamic ("framing," a la Erving Goffman) rather than portrayed in the static way they usually were/are. But recently I found what I think is…
- RBRobert BascomAug 24, 2015
La tierra prometida
Extracted text from Tierra_prometida.pptx: La tierra prometida El concepto de la tierra prometida fue fundamental para la identidad del pueblo de Israel en los tiempos del Antiguo Testamento. Representaciones idealizadas…
- RBRobert BascomAug 24, 2015
Reproducción cultural
Extracted text from Reproducci_nCultural.pptx: Reproduccin cultural Cmo nos formamos grupos? Cuntos amigos tienes en FaceBook? Cuntos de ellos consideras como amigos cercanos o ntimos? Cmo nos formamos grupos? Algunos mo…
- RBRobert BascomJul 4, 2015
The influence of social, cultural, and natural factors on language structure
This is a draft version of what will be chapter one of a book on this subject. It is interesting to see a "weak" version of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (which was never fully deterministic in any case) making a comeback.
- RBRobert BascomJul 4, 2015
Hyperbole in the Sermon on the Mount
First, several unrelated comments are in order: 1\. When I accuse my wife of exaggerating, she often replies: "I was just trying to get across the emotional truth." Now she can defend herself with this academic article:…
EnglishSource Languages and TextsLinguisticsHermeneutics and ExegesisTranslation Theory0 comments♥ 0 - RBRobert BascomJun 14, 2015
What is context?
This academia.edu article is (in my opinion) needlessly complicated (just look at the graphics), yet its conclusions (quoted below) are still helpful: Conclusion: What is context? Apparently, the conception of context ou…
- RBRobert BascomApr 18, 2015
#SinTraducción
Here is the L.A. Times article that piqued my interest in this ad campaign. It clearly shows how communication and language crucially depend on and are always in the service of personal and group identity. Here is the co…
- RBRobert BascomMar 27, 2015
Stop Bashing Christians! (a debate)
Here is the complete audio: Here is an edited video version of the debate: