Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
Articles, links, and files related to translation in general and Bible translation in particular.
- RCRoy CiampaJan 6, 2018
Mosaic of the Magi leading centuries of Christians to offer their gifts to Christ
Remembering the visit of the Magi/Epiphany at this time of year reminds me of this panoramic 6th-century mosaic from Ravenna: Magi leading a procession through church history Here, as the wikipedia page tells us, we see…
- DRDaniel RodriguezJan 5, 2018
Culture War of 1 Corinthians
Doug Campbell has a new book on the life of Paul. Here's an excerpt that talks about the setting of the first letter to the church in Corinth. (BTW: Thought I posted this yesterday but I don't see it. Sorry if its a dupl…
- MDMarijke de LangJan 5, 2018
The Guardian view on translation
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- RBRobert BascomJan 3, 2018
BT Has Become A Team Sport - So How Do We Treat It Like One?
I hate checklists. They seem to me to be mind-numbingly tedious and boring in principle. Yet as I struggle to use the new features of the project planning and reporting (plan/assign/mark progress/report progress) in Patr…
- MWMarlon WinedtJan 1, 2018
Projected Archeological Discoveries 2018
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- LELuther EsalaJan 1, 2018
Michael Agricola Finnish Bible Translator
Michael Agricola is the father of the Finnish language. First of all, all you Latin students know that Agricola is Latin for farmer. It had become a custom during the renaissance for young scholars to adopt a Latin surna…
- RCRoy CiampaDec 22, 2017
"The Pure Word" Bible
I suppose one could teach a whole Bible translation course just focusing on the fallacies included in the (breathless) video introducing this Bible. I post it here simply because people you and I know may end up asking s…
- PSPhilip StineDec 22, 2017
Should the translation be good or bad?
Here's a new translation that might prove interesting: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/01/the-new-testament-a-translation-david-bentley-hart/546551/?utm\_source=fbb. Hart doesn't believe a translation s…
Andy Warren-RothlinDec 21, 2017Mary Steele MBE has died
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- RBRobert BascomDec 18, 2017
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- AKAnne KompaoreDec 15, 2017
Referential Techniques in the Psalms: Challenges for interpretation and translation
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- PSPhilip StineDec 11, 2017
The Pope and the Lord's Prayer
Here's what I posted on Facebook: Pope Francis feels that "Lead us not into temptation" of the Lord's Prayer might better be translated "Do not let us fall into temptation." "Foul!" cries R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president…
- FLFausto LirianoDec 11, 2017
David Bentley's translation of the New Testament
It is "la moda" right now to have new translations of books or a whole section of the Bible. Here is an article about a new translation by the Orthodox Theologian David Bentley: Extracted text from https://www.theatlanti…
- HHHarry HarmDec 10, 2017
The Function of Double Entendre in Ruth 3
This is one of the JoTT articles. It dates from 1995, issue 7:1:19-27. I have added Hebrew text where there was only transliteration. I added the text from the Targum and a translation of that text. You can get links to…
- HHHarry HarmDec 8, 2017
Honor-Shame Paraphrase of 1 Peter
http://honorshame.com/1-peter-2-hsp/ 1 Peter 2:1–12 (HSP) Put away the habits of your shameful past: degrading speech, manipulation, wearing a mask, status envy, and belittling gossip. As new people, grow into your honor…
- HHHarry HarmDec 8, 2017
Honor-Shame Paraphrase of Esther
http://honorshame.com/esther-1-hsp/ Here is an honor-shame paraphrase of Esther, chapter 1. This is excerpted from the new book Esther: An Honor-Shame Paraphrase, available as Kindle or PDF for $2.99. A long time ago, th…
- Andy Warren-RothlinDec 8, 2017
"Don't let us fall into temptation"
Do we translate what the Greek says ("Don't lead us into temptation") and end up with quite a weird thing to say about God, or what we think it probably meant when it was originally said in a semitic language with a caus…
- HHHarry HarmDec 5, 2017
START, OPTAT and JOTT
These journals have been difficult to access. There are page scans available in SIL's archives. Here is the list of each issue of these journals with a list of the articles in each issue. Please let me know of any mistak…
- RCRoy CiampaNov 29, 2017
National Geographic on the Archaeology of the Site of Christ's Tomb
Although this doesn't relate directly to Bible Translation, I would expect many Bible translators and those engaged in Scripture Engagement will be interested in these recent pieces in National Geographic: "The Site that…
- Andy Warren-RothlinNov 25, 2017
The Illustrated Hebrew Bible and The Illustrated Greek Bible
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