Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
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- PKPhil KingSep 21, 2022
'Towards a Theoretical Framework for a Systematic Study of Theological Influence in Bible Translation' (Chao-Chun Liu)
Abstract: Although Bible scholars have generally acknowledged that theology plays an important role in Bible translation, affecting it from beginning to end, no studies have been done to date to offer a systematic, theor…
- PKPhil KingSep 20, 2022
'Ideology and Bible Translation. Part 1: Evangelicals and the Ethics of Translation' (Mark Strauss)
Extracted text from StraussIdeology_and_Bible_TranslationPart_1_(Beekman_Lectures__Oct._2015).pdf: 1 Ideology and Bible Translation Part 1: Evangelicals and the Ethics of Translation1 Mark L. Strauss Bethel Seminary San…
- PKPhil KingSep 20, 2022
'Ideology and Bible Translation. Part 2: Gender Language and the Nature of Scripture's Witness' (Mark Strauss)
These are the conclusions, to whet your appetite - a list of inevitable tensions for evangelical translators: 1\. The Inspiration & Authority of Scripture: How do we handle apparent discrepancies? As evangelicals, we hav…
Andy Warren-RothlinSep 16, 2022The Bible Translator 73.2 (Aug 2022)
https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/tbtd/73/2 Editorial This issue of The Bible Translator offers two sets of papers. The first consists of a number of SBL papers, which were delivered at sessions of the Nida Institute at t…
Andy Warren-RothlinSep 16, 2022The Bible Translator 73.1 (April 2022)
https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/tbtd/73/1 Editorial As the new editorial team, we would like to thank Stephen Pattemore for his kind words of welcome in the last issue and express our own pleasure at having been invited…
- PKPhil KingSep 16, 2022
"The syntax of discourse structure" (John Roberts)
Some languages typically have the verb before the object in a clause (eg. 'I kicked the ball', Subject-Verb-Object), others typically have the object before the verb (eg. 'I the ball kicked', Subject-Object-Verb). In thi…
- EVEshinee VeithSep 2, 2022
Ernst Wendland podcast episode
When Ernst Wendland attended the Concordia Mission Institute in July 2022 as a plenary speaker, the hosts of the Essentially Translatable podcast took the opportunity to interview him. In this episode, Wendland shares re…
- EJEditor JOTApr 28, 2022
Journal of Translation 18.1 (2022) now available!
Journal of Translation 18.1 (2022) is now available! Visit the links below to download these articles in PDF format free of charge. Journal of Translation 18.1 (2022) Boswell, Freddy. Editor’s Foreword. Journal of Transl…
- RGRicki GidoomalApr 16, 2022
Specialized Programs for Deaf Bible Translation & Consulting
Shalom from the Land of the Bible! You are invited to Learn from the Source and Eliminate the Old Testament Gap by training in source language and consulting skills through the Institute for Biblical Languages & Translat…
- NENathan EsalaDec 17, 2021
Philippians performance and analysis
https://vimeo.com/650290566 more at https://www.biblicalperformancecriticism.org/
- NENathan EsalaDec 15, 2021
A new approach to textual "variants"
https://vimeo.com/650111458
- SLSara Le LevierOct 7, 2021
Le Sycomore 15.1
Lien pour le tlchargement : https://prod.translations.surupartners.com/publications/le-sycomore/issues/le-sycomore-15-1/ TABLE DES MATIRES Le mot de la rdaction L'expression en vrit (en vrit) je vous/te le dis : son rle,…
Drew MaustSep 11, 2021Should Bible translators be named?
Why translators should be named on book covers Jennifer Croft https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/10/why-translators-should-be-named-on-book-covers The underlying assumption on the part of many publishers seems to…
Drew MaustAug 26, 2021BT List Live - Psalm 23 with Christoph Müller
_This webinar is part of the BT List Live webinar series. On Thursday, September 9, 1 PM (UTC), SIL translation consultant Christoph Müller will lead a participatory Hebrew reading and guided tour of Psalm 23, highlighti…
Drew MaustAug 19, 2021Rewriting the Bible: Culture, Power, and the Theology of Bible Translation
Bryan D. Bibb, “Rewriting the Bible: Culture, Power, and the Theology of Bible Translation,” Perspectives in Religious Studies 48.2 (2021): 149–62. “With regard to the ideology of Bible translation in this paper, I will…
Drew MaustJul 11, 2021Whitewashing Evangelical Scripture: The Case of Slavery and Antisemitism in the ESV
Samuel L Perry, “Whitewashing Evangelical Scripture: The Case of Slavery and Antisemitism in the English Standard Version,” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 89.2 (2021): 612–43. https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/…
- DWDaniel WhitenackMay 21, 2021
Augmented Quality Assessment (AQuA 💦)
Translation checking has a significant impact on the quality of Bible translation efforts, but also constrains their pace. The intent of the Augmented Quality Assessment (or AQuA) project is to develop capacity and incre…
Drew MaustApr 22, 2021E-book : Traduire la Bible : comment s'y prendre est désormais disponible
Annonce de la coordinatrice de formation SIL Afrique Francophone Traduire la Bible : comment s'y prendre J'ai la joie de vous annoncer que la version électronique du livre Traduire la Bible: comment s'y prendre (traducti…
- BMBas MeeuseApr 6, 2021
Translating the Bible with the help of SHEBANQ - update -
On March 16th I published a post about SHEBANQ, an online translation tool that can be used to analyze morphological, and syntactical patterns of the Hebrew Bible (view the post here: https://map.bloomfire.com/posts/4204…
Drew MaustApr 6, 2021I Am Burnt but Beautiful: Translating Song 1:5a
Alice Ogden Bellis, “I Am Burnt but Beautiful: Translating Song 1:5a,” Journal of Biblical Literature 140.1 (2021): 91–111. https://doi.org/10.15699/jbl.1401.2021.5 Abstract The translation of Song 1:5a as “I am black an…

