Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
Articles, links, and files related to translation in general and Bible translation in particular.
- NENathan EsalaJan 9, 2025
Biblical Translation as Invasion in Postcolonial Northern Ghana
The first three chapters explore entangled indigenous/precolonial translation practices, followed by entangled invasive colonial political and religious translation practices. The last three chapters offer an alternative…
- ACAndrew CaseJan 7, 2025
Ancient Manuscripts & Copyright Law
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- ACAndrew CaseDec 29, 2024
Free OT Textual Criticism Course - part 3
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- BMBrian MigliazzaDec 6, 2024
DECEMBER 2024 Translation News
Google Link to the PDF DECEMBER 2024 Translation Newsletter Extracted text from its-december-2024.pdf: Subject Dec 2024 Translation News (vs2) Preheader International Translation Services (ITS) International Translation…
- JWJake WadsleyDec 6, 2024
SIL AI December 2024 Offerings
In general: https://ai.sil.org Stay updated: https://ai.sil.org/contact Scripture Forge: get started in AI drafting from your paratext login and project: https://scriptureforge.org/ In use by >300 language projects world…
Andy Warren-RothlinDec 5, 2024Retranslating the Bible and the Qur'an (UBS co-publication)
Edited by Dr Marijke de Lang (UBS) together with colleagues at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), this new book presents papers from a conference jointly organised by UBS and the Catholic University. The papers…
- AGAnders GöranzonNov 29, 2024
A question about Bible translation and contextuality
In my present research I look at what impact a new translation into a language has when it comes to the ability for the church in that area to have its own theological voice. With other words, how does a Bible translatio…
Jeff GreenNov 25, 2024The Bible Translator 75.3 (December 2024)
https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/tbtd/75/3 Bible Society access | SIL access In this issue we offer you five articles and a book review. We also reintroduce the category of “Notes.” Those who have known The Bible Transla…
- DLDiane LovellNov 25, 2024
Association for Translation Studies in Africa webinar series
ATSA Webinar Series: 2024/2025 Posted on October 8, 2024by marlievanrooyen You are invited to a webinar series presented by the Association for Translation Studies in Africa!Theme:Theoretical approaches to translation an…
Drew MaustNov 22, 2024NT Pod 104: The Synoptic Translation Problem
NT Pod 104, "The Synoptic Translation Problem," investigates a problem in English translations of the Gospels. The translations frequently mangle the agreements and disagreements between the Synoptic Gospels, and between…
Drew MaustNov 22, 2024What is Hebrew poetry and how do we read it? (Tyndale Podcast)
In this episode of the Tyndale House Cambridge podcast, Tony Watkins is joined by three long-term readers who are all working on PhDs at Cambridge University. Ellie Wiener is currently studying the book of Job, Megan Als…
- EWernst wendlandNov 17, 2024
And the Word Became Accessible: Publishers Release Dyslexia-Friendly Bibles
By Rachel Pfeiffer -- Christianity Today Newsletter The lines land with slightly thicker strokes and dashes at the bottom. The letters leave little spaces inside as they curve up, like a stencil. This new typeface, a cur…
- ACAndrew CaseNov 9, 2024
Will You Help Us Make Biblical Language Tools for Other Languages?
Watch the video introduction here: https://youtu.be/Zern2kzSqk4 Visit https://globalbibletools.com Want to volunteer to translate glosses for your language? Apply here: https://forms.gle/JpJw6VfgpyYKVrBu6
- JZJost ZetzscheNov 4, 2024
An Indonesian Tribe’s Language Gets an Alphabet: Korea’s
The Cia-Cia language has been passed down orally for centuries. Now the tribe’s children are learning to write it in Hangul, the Korean script. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/world/asia/indonesia-korea-hangul.html?un…
- BMBrian MigliazzaNov 2, 2024
NOVEMBER 2024 Translation News
Google Link to the PDF NOVEMBER 2024 Translation Newsletter Extracted text from its-november-2024.pdf: Subject Nov 2024 Translation News Preheader International Translation Services (ITS) International Translation Servic…
- ACAndrew CaseOct 30, 2024
Free OT Textual Criticism Video Course - part 2
View the video here: https://youtu.be/rt\_YTTx5OiA
- ACAndrew CaseOct 30, 2024
Free OT Textual Criticism Video Course - part 1
View the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMGy-IINX9A
- JGJean GotopoOct 24, 2024
On Biblical Poetry: Literary Genre Differences between Exodus 14 and Exodus 15
The discursive differences between Exodus 14 and Exodus 15 primarily reflect the distinct styles of prose narrative (Exodus 14) and poetry (Exodus 15). These two chapters describe the same event — the crossing of the Red…
- THTobias HoustonOct 21, 2024
extended panoramas
Maybe panorama isn't the right term, but I'm looking for lists of extended biblical panoramas to consider for advising a potential Bible translation project. Specifically, I'm looking for lists that would take up to a ma…
Drew MaustOct 14, 2024Africa Oral Bible Translation Consultation (22-24 October 2024)
Africa Oral Bible Translation Consultation 2024 (AFOBT) Register now for the bilingual Africa Oral Bible Translation Consultation 2024. For this online consultation, we will be meeting from 22-24 October 2024, from 12h00…

