It’s not uncommon to hear today that all Bible translations have value and should be accepted and even used by everyone. Some even claim it is divisive to say otherwise. What does it mean for every English version to have value? In short, every translation offers something of value to the readers, especially something lacking in another Bible. A new …
10 Unanswered Questions about Muslim Idiom Translations of the Bible
I recently purchased a New Testament that was newly translated for a people with no Scriptures in their language. It was exciting to see the culmination of so many years of work. My heart sank, though, when I turned to the Gospel of John and saw that it was the Gospel of Yaaya. Who is Yaaya? Could this be yet another Muslim Idiom Translation? 1. What …
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22 Miles Coverdale Quotes on Worship and the Word
Miles Coverdale made many lasting contributions to the English Reformation. He is well known for his work on the English Bible. After William Tyndale's arrest, Coverdale continued the work of translation and produced the Coverdale Bible in 1535, the first complete English Bible of the era. During this period, he also produced a book of hymns based on …
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Who is the “audience” in Bible translation?
Who is the Bible for? Who are the intended readers of a Bible translation? To use a more technical term, who is the "audience" in translation? For centuries, it was generally believed that one translation was sufficient for the entire church and, by extension, an entire Christian nation. Yet today, we have hundreds of translations of the Scriptures in …
10 Affirmations About Bible Translation
The field of Bible translation is filled with theories, principles, frames, and frameworks. Yet when it comes to the relevance of the Scriptures themselves for the task of translation, little is heard beyond references to the Great Commission. What follows are ten affirmations about Bible translation drawn in large part from the Scriptures with the …