Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
Articles, links, and files related to translation in general and Bible translation in particular.
- DRDaniel RodriguezMay 27, 2016
Reading is Not Natural
Might have to gather a bunch of these and make a series. Here, Dr. Wolf discusses the embodied experience of learning to read and a bit on the history of learning to read one's mother tongue.
- FLFausto LirianoMay 26, 2016
So here it is: The Emoji Bible Translation!
A mysterious person, publicly known only as 😎 , has translated the Bible into emoji. You read that correctly: emoji. I remember talking about this possibility when I started my training with UBS, and it is crazy that is…
- MDMarijke de LangMay 25, 2016
Wittgenstein on Language
"Words did not, he had come to believe, primarily provide a picture of life (the word “snake” representing, or sounding like, an actual snake); they were better conceived of as a part of the activity of life. As such, th…
- JMJames MaxeyMay 23, 2016
Objectivity
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- 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…
- BKBen KuwitzkyMay 20, 2016
A Chart of English Bibles and Their Relationships
I had some fun charting out English Bible translations and their relationships to one another, from Wycliffe to present day. My primary guide was Bruce Metzger's The Bible in Translation: Ancient and English Versions. Th…
- PBPeter BrassingtonMay 19, 2016
80 Popular Scripture Products of 2016
This was a starting point for listing some of the scripture products and scripture based products produced by and for minority language communities (and some major languages too!). Inclusion does not always mean global e…
- RBRobert BascomMay 17, 2016
Can Hobby Lobby Buy the Bible?
I have waited for several months since coming across this before posting this, as it may cause some controversy. But I think we need to reflect on these issues together. Or at least try to.
- RBRobert BascomMay 17, 2016
How the American Bible Society Became Evangelical
I nearly did not post this, since I do not want to wade into controversies unnecessarily. But the article is actually generally positive about this undeniable recent move toward a U.S.-style Evangelical stance at ABS. Wh…
- RBRobert BascomMay 12, 2016
Predictably irrational
I have watched only a few of these talks, but am fascinated by the topic. So much of what happens at the translation desk is unconscious and even irrational-both for better and for worse-that I believe we need to try to…
- GGGilles GravelleMay 11, 2016
Orality and Literacy Revisited
Extracted text from Orality_and_Literacy_Revisited_-_Draft.pdf: 1 Orality and Literacy Revisited1 Working Draft Gilles Gravelle Thirty three years ago Walter Ong published his lifes work in Orality and Literacy. The book…
- JCJeremiah ChungMay 11, 2016
Invitation for Free online course "Lean Data approaches to measure social impact" (for BT/SE)
Three week course, one hour lesson, two hours team project per week. You can choose to audit only(no project/assignment). For those who are interested, we may work together as a team for BT or SE projects.
- BKBen KuwitzkyMay 10, 2016
Ambiguity as a Translation Value
“I like how you translated that verse. It’s very ambiguous.” These are words you might not expect to hear from a translation consultant. They seem to fly in the face of the ‘clear, accurate, natural’ mantra that so many…
- JCJeremiah ChungMay 7, 2016
Bible Translathon
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- RBRobert BascomMay 6, 2016
Comparing texts in translation
With Paratext, one can start with one text (say RVC in Spanish), and want to know how another version (say TLA) rendered a certain word (say "techo"-roof). The assumption going in would be that the TLA would probably hav…
- JCJeremiah ChungMay 5, 2016
Potential of BT/SE in Collaborative Christian Digital Website -- Indigitous
We may need to add the Bible translation and Scriptural Engagement domain there. This website with localization in different languages, including Chinese. I wish our multi-lingual Korean friends may also localized in Kor…
- GNGift NyirendaMay 3, 2016
Gender inconsistency in Hebrew Pronominal suffixes in Amos 4:1-5
Can someone help me with material that explains gender inconsistency in Hebrew Pronominal suffixes in Amos 4:1-5 in the attachment. A good book on Biblical Hebrew pronouns would also be of help. Thoughts and reflections…
- NSNANG SAWM PIANGMay 3, 2016
What is the pitfall of dynamic equivalence theory?
Eugene Nida had started and developed the dynamic-equivalence Bible-translation theory . But now many other theories are emerging such as translation as communication, translation as culture, translation as creation, sko…
- EEEd EbojoMay 3, 2016
Should Women be silent in the Churches? Women's audible voices in the Textual Variants of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35
Check out: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266137987\Should\Women\be\silent\in\the\Churches\Women%27s\audible\voices\in\the\Textual\Variants\of\1\Corinthians\1434-35
- GBGema BumMay 3, 2016
What is the correct meaning of the phrase ''prince of peace'' as recorded in Isaiah 9:6?
The exact meaning of the phrase ''Prince of Peace'' in the book of Isaiah 9:6 is not given by any translation, not even the most recent meaning-based translation. I am convinced that the ''prince'' used here is not the s…