The national churches continue to speak out against the translations that have been forced on them without their approval. The Bengali church has taken a large stance against the Islamized translations and the Insider Movement that Islamizes the church. Their testimony is seen in the video
Dear Friend of Biblical Missiology,Bible translation is not typically considered newsworthy, but the current controversy over Wycliffe’s translations has just made international news. An article picked up by the Washington Post and over 150 other news outlets reports that “US Bible translator agrees to review after criticism over substitutions for ‘Son’ and ‘Father.’” Indeed, Wycliffe and [...]
The following are quotes by Samuel Zwemer on the importance of the Scriptures and Trinity in witness to Muslims.
From The Moslem Doctrine Of God.
The Mohammedan controversy with Christians has ever had two great centres; and although the form of the ellipse has changed since the days of Raymund Lull, [...]
In the fall of 2004, the Master’s Seminary Journal featured a series of articles by staff at the Master’s Seminary on the how the Bible views itself. Each article is written by someone obviously well acquainted with their subject matter and always with a pastoral application in view. Topics addressed were:
Why Scripture is needed [...]
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If you have no awareness of the Petition in the title of this essay, you’ll probably find this essay irrelevant. If you know about it, perhaps you even signed the document, but you will want to read the following very brief explanation of the process of how [...]
We wanted to have a page that has updated articles discussing the exposé Biblical Missiology has brought before the public about the mistranslations that organizations like Wycliffe, SIL and Frontiers are committing. We will continually update these pages as more articles are written:
Biblical Missiology:
The Petition: Here is the Petition, We [...]
The Fact Check with replies to all of Wycliffe’s comments can be found in its entirety here: Fact Check: Biblical Missiology’s Response To Wycliffe’s Comments On “Lost In Translation”(PDF).
If you have not already, please sign the petition and keep sharing it via email, Facebook, Twitter and your voice with every believer you [...]
Lost In Translation: Sign the Petition
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Western missions agencies Wycliffe, Frontiers and SIL are producing Bibles that remove Father, Son and Son of God because these terms are offensive to Muslims.
Some examples:
• Wycliffe/SIL produced Stories of the Prophets, an Arabic Bible that uses “Lord” [...]
PART I: Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 1
PART II: Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 2
PART III: Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 3
Dear Leadership,
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Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 3
PART I: Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 1
PART II: Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 2
In response to our home office asking us our thoughts on IM:
Dear Leadership,
Being a believer in Christ has always been [...]
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