Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
Articles, links, and files related to translation in general and Bible translation in particular.
- RBRobert BascomAug 10, 2017
How dogs stole our hearts
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- AKAnne KompaoreAug 6, 2017
The Story of the Grapevine - according to the Bible
I have developed a series of six powerpoint presentations, accompanied by photos which will help the translators reflect on the various interpretation and translation issues involved with grapevine, its products, and ass…
- EWernst wendlandAug 2, 2017
Genesis 1-11: A New Old Translation For Readers, Scholars, and Translators
My apologies if this is "old \[not 'fake'\] news" to y'all! Praise for Genesis 1-11: A New Old Translation for Readers, Scholars, and Translators "Bray and Hobbins have themselves given us the best possible description o…
- RCRoy CiampaJul 31, 2017
British Museum Uploads 3D Model of the Rosetta Stone
Anyone interested in translation will be interested in the Rosetta Stone, and the British Museum has just provided a nice 3D model of the stone (with audio accompaniment) for our viewing (and listening pleasure): British…
- RBRobert BascomJul 26, 2017
Paratext 8: Registration and Project migration
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- RBRobert BascomJul 17, 2017
Entrevista a Paul Ekman.
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- RBRobert BascomJul 17, 2017
Ciencia y Metáforas.
No he visto toda la presentación, pero me parece una buena introducción a varios campos de estudio que son relevantes a nuestros trabajo: metáforas, cognición, lenguaje, comunicación, y más. Extracted text from https://w…
- RSRonnie SimJul 13, 2017
Diagram / drawing of Herod's Temple
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- FLFausto LirianoJul 11, 2017
The Corruption of Biblical Studies
You can read the article here: THE CORRUPTION OF BIBLICAL STUDIES
- MDMarijke de LangJul 4, 2017
Translation Brief
Work on this template has been done by 4 members of the Global Bible Translation team of UBS. Extracted text from 2017_06_30_Translation_Brief_Draft_June_2017Marina_amendments_L_nart_2017_07_03_.docx: Translation Brief f…
- RBRobert BascomJun 28, 2017
Dialect versus language
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- RBRobert BascomJun 28, 2017
Revising the Fault Line
This may seem to be a frontal attack on traditional Christian moral valuation as such, particularly as it comes from an avowed atheist (although one who admires Christian empathy immensely). But we need to consider that…
- RCRoy CiampaJun 26, 2017
Book notice: Genesis 1-11: A New Old Translation For Readers, Scholars, and Translators
Samuel L. Bray and John F. Hobbins, Genesis 1-11: A New Old Translation For Readers, Scholars, and Translators One of the co-authors of this interesting new translation has published a couple items about it in the Washin…
- RCRoy CiampaJun 24, 2017
The Rise of the Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics
It seems likely that this book (expected in April of 2018) will be of interest to many MAP readers: For the Gospel's Sake: The Rise of the Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics by Boone Aldri…
- JCJeremiah ChungJun 22, 2017
ABCD -- Audio B
The Above is my abstract for the coming BT2017 conference Oct in Dallas. I started ABCD with: https://github.com/JChungYS/ABCD https://www.facebook.com/groups/ABCD2025/ An indigitous project: https://cn.indigitous.org/pr…
- AKAnne KompaoreJun 17, 2017
Approche thématique à la Traduction des Psaumes (2017)
Voici le tableau. "Cet article présente donc un classement des Psaumes par genre et par thème, classement qui devrait en faciliter la compréhension et la traduction. Nous proposons donc qu’au lieu de traduire ce livre da…
- RCRoy CiampaJun 16, 2017
On Ancient Maps of the World vs Maps of the Ancient World (and a few cool maps of the Roman Empire)
I thought I would share a couple cool maps of the Roman Empire that might interest Bible translators, as well as some thoughts about how different our understandings of the biblical worlds are from how they would be unde…
- RCRoy CiampaJun 16, 2017
The Importance of Restoring Color to Ancient Art
In this helpful article, Sarah Bond reminds us that the white sculptures from the Greco-Roman period that we usually see in museums reflect the fact that they have lost their colors over the centuries since their creatio…
- CMCynthia Miller-NaudéJun 11, 2017
Call for Chapters - COMPLEXITY THINKING IN TRANSLATION STUDIES: METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
CALL FOR CHAPTERS COMPLEXITY THINKING IN TRANSLATION STUDIES: METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS Complexity thinking has been challenging the reductionist, linear paradigm of Western scholarship since the late 1800s. Followin…
- HSHarold ScanlinJun 10, 2017
Portuguese edition of Tov's Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible just published
B7d. Crítica Textual da Bíblia Hebraica (trans. Edson de Faria Francisco; Rio de Janeiro: BVBooks Editora, 2017). lxviii + 475 pp. and 30 plates ISBN: 978-85-8158-113-2. \[Portuguese translation of Textual Criticism of t…