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- EJEditor JOTJul 3, 2026
Force Dynamics, Image Schemas, and Constructional Polysemy in the Prepositions ἐπί and κατά in Postclassical Greek (Aubrey & Aubrey 2026)
SIL’s Journal of Translation is pleased to announce the publication of Force Dynamics, Image Schemas, and Constructional Polysemy in the Prepositions ἐπί and κατά in Postclassical Greek Rachel E. Aubrey and Michael G. Au…
- EJEditor JOTMay 23, 2026
More Than a Wish: Translating Old Testament Blessings as Multifunctional Speech Acts (Schmidt 2026)
SIL’s Journal of Translation is pleased to announce the publication of the second article of 2026: More Than a Wish: Translating Old Testament Blessings as Multifunctional Speech Acts Schmidt, Peter. 2026. “More Than a W…
- EJEditor JOTMar 25, 2026
Lilith: How the Translation History of a 2,700-Year-Old Word Came to Impact 21st Century Culture (Johnson 2026)
SIL’s Journal of Translation is proud to announce the publication of its first article of 2026: Lilith: How the Translation History of a 2,700-Year-Old Word Came to Impact 21st Century Culture Johnson, Martin. 2026. “Lil…
- SXSaulo XavierFeb 27, 2026
SLBT in EMDC 2026 @ Thailand
More information about this SL Track Click to register NOW! This intensive course provides a descriptive overview of the Sign Language Bible Translation (SLBT) movement, trying to help minding the gap between theoretical…
- EJEditor JOTDec 17, 2025
POET Psalms 33 and 38: On Translating 22-verse Psalms as Double Acrostics (Boerger 2025)
SIL’s Journal of Translation is proud to announce the publication of its final article of 2025: POET Psalms 33 and 38: On Translating 22-verse Psalms as Double Acrostics Boerger, Brenda H. 2025. “POET Psalms 33 and 38: O…
- JGJean GotopoDec 12, 2025
When Blood Cries Out: The Metonymic Power of Genesis 4:10
The confrontation between God and Cain in Genesis 4:10 contains one of Scripture's most haunting images: "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to Me from the ground." On the surface, this a…
- EJEditor JOTAug 8, 2025
Review of: The Word as word: A Canonical-Hermeneutical Approach to Translation by Michael Straus (Wendland 2025)
SIL’s Journal of Translation is proud to announce its fourth article of 2025, a book review: Review of: The Word as word: A Canonical-Hermeneutical Approach to Translation by Michael Straus Wendland, Ernst R. 2025. “Revi…
- KTKris TolerAug 6, 2025
Multimodal Bible Translation Community of Practice
I am excited to share that we have a community space set up on the EMDC Academy online platform. This will give us a space that can include all modes of translation. Using the EMDC online platform will also allow us to k…
- EJEditor JOTJun 17, 2025
Portrait of a Translator: Francis Seely and the 1971 Revision of the Thai Bible (Liao 2025)
SIL’s Journal of Translation is proud to announce the publication of the third article of 2025: Portrait of a Translator: Francis Seely and the 1971 Revision of the Thai Bible Liao, Doug. 2025. “Portrait of a Translator:…
Drew MaustMay 29, 2025Introduction to Oral Poetry (open access)
Oral Poetry by Ruth Finnegan https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0428 Ruth Finnegan, Oral Poetry. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2025, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0428. This is a revised and enla…
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Amateur English-Kiswahili Interpretation in Tanzanian Pentecostal Churches (Mlundi 2025)
SIL’s Journal of Translation is proud to announce the publication of our first article of 2025: Amateur English-Kiswahili Interpretation in Tanzanian Pentecostal Churches: Challenges and Strategies Mlundi, Simon. 2025. “…
- Drew MaustNov 22, 2024
What is Hebrew poetry and how do we read it? (Tyndale Podcast)
In this episode of the Tyndale House Cambridge podcast, Tony Watkins is joined by three long-term readers who are all working on PhDs at Cambridge University. Ellie Wiener is currently studying the book of Job, Megan Als…
- EJEditor JOTOct 10, 2024
On Biblical Hebrew Poetry: New Critique and Response Articles in JOT (Wendland, Grosser 2024)
Two new open-access articles are now available in SIL’s Journal of Translation: Can Parallelism in Biblical Hebrew Poetry be “Unparalleled”? Wendland, Ernst R. 2024. “Can Parallelism in Biblical Hebrew Poetry Be ‘Unparal…
- JFJoshua FrostAug 20, 2024
When is God "Father" vs. "Dad?"
I am part of the "Spoken English Bible" team, which is tasked with producing a colloquial English OBT with a suite of oral translation tools. When is God "Father," and when is He, "Dad?" This was the question we recently…
- MAMichael AubreyDec 17, 2023
Constructions and the Source-Path-Goal Schema
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He\_qnns2210 Rachel Aubrey and I presented some of our ongoing cognitive linguistic work on Ancient Greek prepositional phrases at SBL2023 in San Antonio. We've recorded our paper and publ…
- Drew MaustNov 4, 2023
Concepts Are Restructured During Language Contact
In reading the following article, I'm asking myself what impact these insights might have for the notion of a "pure" monolingual target text in Bible translation and additionally how they might support the idea of lingui…
- EJEditor JOTJun 7, 2023
Journal of Translation 19.1 (2023) now available
The latest issue of SIL’s Journal of Translation is now available. Visit the links below to download PDFs of all articles free of charge. Journal of Translation 19.1 (2023) Downie, Jonathan. “Building Partnership Between…
- TSTodd ScacewaterMay 18, 2023
Journal of Language, Culture, and Religion 4.1 Now Available
The latest issue of DIU’s peer-reviewed Journal of Language, Culture, and Religion is now available. Issue 4.1 is the seventh issue, and the contributions are as quality as ever. DIU student Joshua Frost and DIU’s Academ…
- Drew MaustMay 1, 2023
BT List Live - Judges 5 with Emmylou J. Grosser
This webinar is part of the BT List Live webinar series. Heare ye kynges, & herken to ye prynces! On Wednesday, May 3, 3–4 PM (UTC), the BT List virtual Hebrew reading group is pleased to welcome researcher Emmylou J. Gr…
- RGRicki GidoomalDec 12, 2022
2023-24 Biblical Hebrew & Translation Consulting Programs in Jerusalem
Shalom from the Land of the Bible! You are invited to Learn from the Source and Eliminate the Old Testament Gap by becoming a source language translator through the Institute for Biblical Languages & Translation's one-of…