Over the last thirty years, a growing number of Bible translators have defined success in translation in terms of how well their translations achieve a specific purpose for their intended audiences. Today translators often define their success in terms of their own goals, often outlined in a document called a translation brief. With this approach, it …
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10 Reasons to Translate the Bible
There are many reasons for translating the Bible, but are they all equally important? How do they relate to each other? Are some reasons not actually reasons at all?? After researching this topic in some depth, I have compiled a list of 10 reasons to translate the Bible. Most of these reasons are commonly heard today. They are each important but not …
40 Questions About Bible Translation by Mark Strauss: A Book Review
Mark Strauss’ 40 Questions About Bible Translation is an excellent addition to the 40 Questions Series by Kregel Academic, edited by Benjamin Merkle. Strauss, a New Testament scholar and experienced Bible translator, approaches the topic of Bible translation by way of 40 questions organized into six general categories. In the first section, Strauss …
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A Book Review of G. F. Main’s Forgotten Reformer
G. F. Main’s Forgotten Reformer is an excellent and much-needed biography of Myles Coverdale (1488-1569), a leading figure in the English Reformation. Main organizes his biography into twelve chapters, with the first two describing the historical backdrop to Coverdale’s life and the final one summarizing his major contributions. The intervening nine …
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Does Every Bible Translation Have Value?
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 …