Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
Articles, links, and files related to translation in general and Bible translation in particular.
- THTobias HoustonApr 22, 2025
NEW BOOK: Bible Translating as a Loyal Activity
Hi everyone! I’m excited (and a bit nervous) to share a new resource with you. My book, Bible Translating as a Loyal Activity, explores a concept I’m calling Loyal Bible Translation, which is a framework for navigating t…
Drew MaustApr 16, 2025Resisting Wirkungsgeschichte: Bible Translators as Agents of Reception
I wanted to share a recent open access paper that I found quite stimulating and fits with a Scripture-access-as-path metaphor that I've employed elsewhere. What are your thoughts? Pleijel, Richard. 2025. “Resisting Wirku…
- WRWaseem RazaApr 5, 2025
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Dear All, Is anybody here from the Gutenberg Graduate School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz? Or does anybody know a full professor there? I would appreciate it.
- EJEditor JOTApr 3, 2025
Amateur English-Kiswahili Interpretation in Tanzanian Pentecostal Churches (Mlundi 2025)
SIL’s Journal of Translation is proud to announce the publication of our first article of 2025: Amateur English-Kiswahili Interpretation in Tanzanian Pentecostal Churches: Challenges and Strategies Mlundi, Simon. 2025. “…
- BMBrian MigliazzaApr 2, 2025
APRIL 2025 Translation News
Google Link to the PDF APRIL 2025 Translation Newsletter Extracted text from 04_Apr_2025_TransNews.pdf: Subject April 2025 Translation News Preheader SIL Translation Services (ITS) SIL Translation Services (STS) works in…
- RHRobert HuntMar 26, 2025
The Open English Translation
UPDATE: NOW 100% DRAFTED (after an estimated 10,000 hours of work) and starting work on Phase 3 (consistency of formatting, names & key terms, and style). I've been a bit shy to post on here, but hitting 60% of the OET-R…
- PRPhil ReidMar 24, 2025
Patmos World Bible Attitudes Survey - launch 30 April 2025
Hi all Here’s an invitation to a launch of a huge global survey on Bible and religious attitudes, done by the British and Foreign Bible Society in partnership with UBS. Some of us had a preview of some of their findings…
- JHJim HarriesMar 21, 2025
Can Western Christians Legitimately Correct other People's Theologies?
I was asked this question by Mark Penner: (Topic diversion alert: Jim, I want to address this elsewhere, but am not sure how. If you know how to start something new, feel free to transfer the discussion elsewhere. But I'…
Andy Warren-RothlinMar 19, 2025Toward a Science of Translating?
Extracted text from Toward_a_Science_(cover_flyer_reviews_content).pdf: TransÜD – Arb e i t e n zu r Th e o ri e u n d Pra x i s des Üb ers etze n s u n d D o lme t sc h en s Toward a Science of Translating? Eugene A. Ni…
- Andy Warren-RothlinMar 19, 2025
Quality in Bible translation: notes of an outsider
This paper and the below related presentation should be of interest to many of us working in Bible translation. Quality in Bible translation: notes of an outsider Is the proliferation of Bible Translation organisations i…
- JWJake WadsleyMar 17, 2025
SIL Global AI Offerings - March 2025
Here are the biggest developments: \-Alpha2 - #\[DeepL's glossary, Google's DOCX and PPT, but 10x the languages\] big updates on glossary, DOCX, and PPTX support, some case studies, exploration with Bloom Libraries, and…
- BMBrian MigliazzaMar 8, 2025
MARCH 2025 Translation News
Google Link to the PDF MARCH 2025 Translation Newsletter Extracted text from 03_Mar_2025_TransNews.pdf: Subject Mar 2025 Translation News Preheader SIL Translation Services (ITS) SIL Translation Services (STS) works in c…
- ACAndrew CaseMar 8, 2025
AI & Bible Translation Panel Discussion - with introduction by Andy Crouch
Listen above or here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/workingfortheword/episodes/AI--Bible-Translation-Panel-Discussion---Redemptive-AI-e2tl6ru/a-abo0b7v Extracted text from attached content: <iframe src="https://c…
- ACAndrew CaseMar 8, 2025
How to Get Started with AI Drafting for Your BT Project - with Jeff Webster
I hope this helps a lot of translators around the world know how to begin evaluating this new technology: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/workingfortheword/episodes/How-to-Get-Started-with-AI-Drafting---with-Jeff-W…
- ACAndrew CaseMar 8, 2025
Free English-Hebrew Audio Bible
At Aleph with Beth we will be starting to post English-Hebrew audio Bible chapters here for those who are interested: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/JAfF25I8xRb Intermediate students of biblical Hebrew need lots…
- TSTodd ScacewaterMar 8, 2025
Open Position: Dean of Academic Affairs--Global, at DIU
Dallas International University is launching three international programs this year, with more to come, leading to an exciting opportunity for a full-time dean of global programs (official title: "Dean of Academic Affair…
- BMBrian MigliazzaFeb 6, 2025
FEBRUARY 2025 Translation News
Google Link to the PDF FEBRUARY 2025 Translation Newsletter Extracted text from sts-february-2025.pdf: Subject Feb 2025 Translation News Preheader SIL Translation Services (STS) SIL Translation Services (STS) works in co…
- JZJost ZetzscheFeb 4, 2025
One possible kind of TIPs contribution
Dear all: As I was doing my own Bible reading last weekend I stumbled over a German translation of ἐνδύσησθε ἐξ ὕψους δύναμιν in Luke 24:49. Some German translators use "ausrüsten" for ἐνδύω which is clever because it ha…
- TSTodd ScacewaterJan 16, 2025
Director of Global Research at DIU - Open Position
Dallas International University has opened a new position to direct non-credit research, including new initiatives that would strengthen our programs that are launching outside of the US (Uganda, Indonesia, Brazil so far…
- JZJost ZetzscheJan 14, 2025
Article in Christianity Today about sign language Bible translations
Dear all: We just published an article in about sign language translation and the TIPs tool Christianity Today: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/sign-language-bible-translations-matthew-15-mark-2/. It's our hope…