Now Available: Journal of Language, Culture, and Religion 4.2

Dallas International University has released issue 4.2 of its international peer-reviewed Journal of Language, Culture, and Religion. This issue features four insightful articles that explore the intersections of linguistic expression, cultural context, and religious experience. The issue contains four issues that revolve around the Christian Scriptures, Bible translation, and literacy.

1. The Lord’s Prayer (David J. Clark): This article revisits the familiar English wording of the Lord’s Prayer, highlighting archaic renderings and proposing updates to make it more meaningful for contemporary congregations.
2. Church-based Curriculum Integrating Literacy and Spiritual Development among a Local Language Community (Anne Shirley Cuthbert): This report presents a church-based literacy curriculum designed for the Questa community. It showcases how breaking down the complex task of teaching the Bible into smaller, integrated learning steps can be effective and adaptable in various contexts.
3. Conceptual Metaphors in the Bible and Translation Strategy (Linus Wonah Otronyi): This paper explores Conceptual Metaphor Theory with examples from the Bible and discusses the challenges and strategies of translating metaphors, particularly in the Yala language, emphasizing the importance of retaining the richness of biblical metaphors in translations.
4. Translating the Divine Name, Part I (Terrance R. Wardlaw Jr.): This investigation tackles the complex issue of translating the divine name in the Old Testament, examining historical-critical perspectives, literary context, and New Testament reception. It also evaluates standard translation strategies and their hermeneutical implications.

Additionally, the issue includes reviews of books spanning various academic domains such as African American literature, biblical inspiration, language change, theological readings of the Psalms, and historical books of the Hebrew Bible. These reviews provide valuable insights into current scholarship in these fields.

This issue will prove stimulating for anyone interested in the dynamic relationship between linguistics, Scripture, and translation. We invite you to explore the issue and join in the scholarly discussion they inspire.