Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
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- RBRobert BascomDec 2, 2016
What's in a brief?
First let us be clear: Translation briefs are essential, and are an implicit and (hopefully) explicit part of every translation. But sometimes we want to trust them more than we do ourselves or each other. Let us look at…
- RBRobert BascomNov 17, 2016
UBS guidelines for mentoring new consultants
Here is a draft, provisional, crowd-sourced basic list of resources for BT consultants which is already in MAP. It is likely to be considered by many people to more complete and up-to-date than the one contained in the a…
- RBRobert BascomNov 17, 2016
UBS Consultant Training
Extracted text from Bascom_Robert_consultant_training.pptx: UBS CONSULTANT TRAINING ORIENTATION, TRAINING, OR EDUCATION? HISTORY Traditional UBS Translation Consultant requirements: Ph.D. required for application to Tran…
- NLNicholas LamméNov 16, 2016
Brief Analysis of the Trinitarian Bible Society's Revision of the Reina Valera 1909
The Costa Rican Bible Society has just released this analysis of the SBT's revision of the Reina Valera 1909. It is in Spanish (en español). Extracted text from Analisis_de_la_Revision_de_la_RV1909_por_la_SBT.pdf: Un anl…
- RCRoy CiampaNov 15, 2016
"Bible Translation" edition of journal, Open Theology, edited by Mark Strauss.
Table of contents: Editorial for the Topical Issue “Bible Translation” Strauss, Mark L. Poeticizing the Psalter in an African Language Wendland, Ernst R. Freeing Biblical Poetry to Sing Boerger, Brenda H. Translating the…
- GPGreg PruettSep 16, 2016
Johnson University Online ICS Masters with a Concentration in Bible Translation
Now anyone who can take masters level classes in English and has internet access can take the complete online translation program at Johnson University. The classes include biblical exegesis, missiology, linguistics, tra…
- RBRobert BascomSep 12, 2016
English Bibles
Others have already done more extensive work in this area (see the various resource references and links in the comment section of the MAP post here: https://map.bloomfire.com/questions/201429). But sometimes less can be…
- RBRobert BascomSep 12, 2016
Linguistic attitudes
As I prepare for a training of Bible Society staff in an English setting on the topic of English versions of the Bible, I find myself circling back to the theme of how our identities are bound together with our language…
- DHDoug HigbySep 1, 2016
Resource Texts for Bible Translation
ParaTExt 7 came with 121 resource texts in forty different languages. What is in store for users of ParaTExt 8? A resource text is a text that is not editable and is available for other translators to use as a model text…
- RBRobert BascomAug 31, 2016
Checklists and Shorter Bibles
Checklist for Checking a translation Dr. Anne Garber Kompaoré 2014 This list was inspired by the booklet, Translation Problems from A to Z by Dick Blight (SIL International), CONNOT Notes by Katy Barnwell, an unpublished…
- DHDale HoskinsAug 27, 2016
The Illuminated Bible: Translating Intertextuality in Scripture
UPDATE: October 5, 2016 I am grateful to each of you who participated in my research. I'll post my thesis later this year after my defense and I've finalized the text. Meanwhile, many of you may still wish to 'weigh in'…
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In praise of circumlocution
As translators and consultants, we often find ourselves searching for just the "right" word or phrase. It happened to me yesterday in a training session we are participating in this week in Antigua, Guatemala. I wanted t…
- DRDaniel RodriguezMay 20, 2016
Great Expectations
Feels like time to bring up that perennial issue in this industry. What should be expected of Bible translators? I haven't been doing this as long as most of you, and I have learned the realities of using what and who yo…
- DRDavid RowboryApr 4, 2016
Team Checking Checklist
\[June 2016\] Version 4 is below: The original document is written in LibreOffice, compatible with OpenOffice. Included here for completeness. Version 3 is below: Note that the final page is a self-reflection for trying…
- DRDavid RowboryApr 4, 2016
Making Dictionaries Serve Translation
1 Introduction “What a fine mess you’ve got us into.” (Parrott 1930) None of the translators I have worked with in Nigeria have known what a difficult task they were letting themselves in for when they first expressed an…
- DHDoug HigbyMar 18, 2016
Why highlight Biblical Terms in the target text?
Paratext 8 (and earlier test versions) allow you to turn highlighting of Biblical terms on and off for the target text. While this is cool technology, I fail to see the use case. Can somebody explain to me circumstances…
- 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 15, 2016
Orality, performance, cognition and neuroscience
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- RBRobert BascomJan 6, 2016
Simplicity vs. clarity in UI design (and translation)
It is surprising how many people do not realize how important clarity (and I would add beauty) is to computer interfaces. Is it time to stop adding features to Paratext and start making it clearer and more attractive to…
- SSSeppo SipiläDec 18, 2015
User-Centered Translation
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