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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
NT Pod 104: The Synoptic Translation Problem
NT Pod 104, "The Synoptic Translation Problem," investigates a problem in English translations of the Gospels. The translations frequently mangle the agreements and disagreements between the Synoptic Gospels, and between…
- 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…
- Drew MaustOct 14, 2024
Africa Oral Bible Translation Consultation (22-24 October 2024)
Africa Oral Bible Translation Consultation 2024 (AFOBT) Register now for the bilingual Africa Oral Bible Translation Consultation 2024. For this online consultation, we will be meeting from 22-24 October 2024, from 12h00…
- 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…
- Drew MaustOct 4, 2024
Tom, Dick and Harry as Well as Fido and Puss in Boots are Translators: The Implications of Biosemiotics for Translation Studies
Centre for Translation, Hong Kong Baptist University (Online) Translation Seminar by Prof. Kobus Marais (17 Oct 2024） https://ctn.hkbu.edu.hk/event/the-implications-of-biosemiotics-for-translation-studies/ Date: 17/10/20…
- EJEditor JOTSep 6, 2024
Attaining Quality in Oral Bible Translation: A Guide to Effective Practice (Frost, Mustin, Beal 2024)
A new open-access article is now available in SIL’s Journal of Translation: Attaining Quality in Oral Bible Translation: A Guide to Effective Practice Frost, Joshua, Nikki Mustin, and Heather Beal. 2024. “Attaining Quali…
- 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…
- Drew MaustAug 12, 2024
Biblical Translation and Poetry in English (Fulton)
Fulton, Thomas. “Biblical Translation and Inspiration.” In The Oxford History of Poetry in English: Volume 5. Seventeenth-Century British Poetry, edited by Laura L. Knoppers, 55–67. Oxford University Press, 2024. https:/…
- EJEditor JOTApr 13, 2024
Journal of Translation - All Articles
This post is continuously updated to list all 128 articles published in SIL's Journal of Translation, currently vols. 1-22 (2005-), as an export from the JOT public Zotero group library. Abu-Mahfouz, Ahmad. 2008. “Transl…
- EJEditor JOTApr 12, 2024
Journal of Translation 20.1 (2024) now available
The latest issue of SIL’s Journal of Translation is now available. Visit the links below to read all articles free of charge. Journal of Translation 20.1 (2024) Liao, Doug. “Listening to the Other: Kuang’s Babel, Postcol…
- SHSameh HannaMar 4, 2024
[Re]Gained in Translation II Bibles, Histories, and Struggles for Identity (new publication)
This new publication is described by its publisher as follows: Times are changing, and with them, the norms and notions of correctness. Despite a wide-spread belief that the Bible, as a “sacred original,” only allows on…
EnglishTranslation TheorySource Languages and TextsHermeneutics and ExegesisSociolinguistics4 attachments0 comments♥ 0 - Drew MaustFeb 7, 2024
Orality in Translating Biblical Hebrew Proverbs in Sesotho (Makutoane)
Makutoane, Tshokolo J. 2024. “Orality in Translating Biblical Hebrew Proverbs in Sesotho.” Religions 15 (2): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15020190. Abstract This paper evaluates how Sesotho translators have translate…
- Drew MaustSep 4, 2023
Mohawk-language Bible published after decades of work by Kanesatake man
Lowrie, Morgan. “Mohawk-Language Bible Published after Decades of Work by Kanesatake Man.” The Canadian Press, August 30, 2023. https://globalnews.ca/news/9928179/mohawk-language-bible-kanesatake/. “I kept going because…
- 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…
Jeff GreenApr 17, 2023The Bible Translator 73.3 (Dec 2022)
https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/tbtd/73/3 Five Hundred Years of Martin Luther’s September Testament The translation of the New Testament into German by Martin Luther (1483–1546) appeared in September, 1522—five hundred…
- 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…
- EJEditor JOTDec 9, 2022
Journal of Translation 18.2 (2022) 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 18.2 (2022) Nicolle, Steve. 2022. “Conditionals in the New…