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Wycliffe, SIL & Frontiers Controversy In the Media

By On February 1, 2012 · 11 Comments · In Biblical Missiology, Christian Muslim Background, Contextualization, Cultural Issues, Missiological Criticism, Translation Issues

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 [...]

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Fact Check: Biblical Missiology’s Response To Wycliffe’s Comments On “Lost In Translation”

By On January 16, 2012 · 21 Comments · In Contextualization, Cultural Issues, Editorial, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism, Translation Issues

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 [...]

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Lost In Translation: Sign the Petition

By On January 4, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Biblical Missiology, Contextualization, Missiological Criticism, Translation Issues

Sign the petition here: http://www.change.org/petitions/lost-in-translation

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” [...]

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Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 3

By On December 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Biblical Missiology, Christian Muslim Background, Contextualization, Cultural Issues, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism

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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Jumping from the Sinking Wycliffe Ship: Why Theology Matters

By On December 13, 2011 · 15 Comments · In Biblical Missiology, Contextualization, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism, Translation Issues

In April of 2011 my wife and I had three weeks left before flying back to a part of the world where I had grown up. After 39 years I would be living among a people and in a culture that spoke my “heart language”. We had become members of Wycliffe Bible translators, reasoning that [...]

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John Piper’s Church Takes a Stand on Contextualization

By On December 5, 2011 · 10 Comments · In Biblical Missiology, Christian Muslim Background, Contextualization, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism, Translation Issues

Biblical Missiology writes much about contextualization and its application, both the good and bad. We do this because we believe that a healthy and good biblical theology produces good and healthy biblical missiology. That a good and healthy biblical theology of missions is not only good for you, it is important for you to know [...]

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Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 2

By On November 28, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Biblical Missiology, Christian Muslim Background, Contextualization, Cultural Issues, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism

PART I: Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 1

J and her husband (also J) have been in ministry to Muslims for 16 years. They have seen much fruit in follow-up ministry in North Africa, as well as in media ministry and training nationals to create radio broadcasts [...]

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INSIDER MOVEMENTS: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT III, 2011 Atlanta, GA

By On October 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Contextualization, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism

We are now giving live updates to this article from the Conference below: INSIDER MOVEMENTS: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT III, 2011 Atlanta, Ga

Theme: IM and How it Affects the Church (with focus on Bangladesh)

When: NOW

Time: Oct 7, Fri 6pm-9pm and Oct. 8 Saturday 9am-4pm

We [...]

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PodCast – Episode 02 – What’s in a Name?

By On September 19, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Christian Muslim Background, Contextualization, Cultural Issues, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism, PodCasts

Welcome to the second Biblical Missiology PodCast.

In this episode a panel talks about the terminology of the word “Christian” and it’s use by believers, how muslims see it, and whether or not we should be using the term.

Episode: 02

Title: What’s in a Name

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Is the Iranian Revival an “Insider Movement?”

By On September 12, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Christian Muslim Background, Contextualization, Insider Movement, Missiological Criticism

Is the Iranian Revival an “Insider Movement?”

Nothing could be further from the truth.  The blood of Iranian martyrs for Christ is crying to me from the ground, so I must offer this reflection in their memory.

I write specifically in response to a post on the BiblicalMissiology email forum. In that post, “Larry V” [...]

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