NidaMAP — Modular Aggregation of Principles for Bible Translation
RBRobert Bascom · Sep 16, 2026

The Otherness of the Text

The papers in this series were written in the early 1990's, but still have some good examples of why it is necessary to negotiate the meaning of texts in translation. The video speaks as if there is only one paper, but it equally applies to both. The graphics mostly speak for themselves.

  1. 1Introduction-the otherness of the textEnglish
  2. 2Recognizing the Otherness of the TextEnglish
  3. 3Ancient Cosmology in the BibleEnglish
  4. 4CherubimEnglish
  5. 5Deuteronomy 6:5English
  6. 6Similarity and TranslationEnglish
  7. 7Similarity judgment: revisiting connectionist theory and Gestalt psychologyEnglish
  8. 8Summary and unfolding in biblical narrative structureEnglish
  9. 9Midrash in the BibleEnglish
  10. 10PREPARING THE WAYEnglish
  11. 11Problems in the Translation of the BibleEnglish