By Seth Vitrano-Wilson Many Christians have heard of the debate going on in Bible translation circles between...
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Yesu or Issa? (Part 3 of 4)
By Ian Westmark Read parts 1 and 2 of this article here. Several less obvious scriptural reasons for which the...
Yesu or Issa? (Part 2 of 4)
By Ian Westmark Several more or less likely reasons for which the apostles employed a transliteration of the Messiah’s...
Standing as a Sign, Rising to Rule
by Seth Vitrano-Wilson The Hebrew text of Isaiah 11:10, which speaks of the Messiah as the “root of Jesse,”On the...
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Life is Dynamic – An Exposé of the Dangers of Dynamic Equivalence by Adam Simnowitz
This year at the Biblical Missiology Consultation in Dearborn, Michigan, Adam Simnowitz and others explored problematic approaches and practices in the fields of missiology and Bible translation. As errant translation theories have been embraced by large and...
A Concern about the Recent Trends in Contextualization Discussions Pt. 5/5
A Concern about the Recent Trends in Contextualization Discussions: A Lack or Absence of A Biblical-Theological Emphasis (A 5-Part Series) Part 1 (5/14/18): Introduction Part 2 (5/21/18): A Critical Evaluation of Three Contextualization Proposals: The Insider Movement...
A Concern about the Recent Trends in Contextualization Discussions Pt. 4/5
A LACK OR ABSENCE OF A BIBLICAL-THEOLOGICAL EMPHASIS (CRITICAL EVALUATION: NEW FAVORABLE APPROACHES TO ISLAM AND THE QU'RAN) Part 1 (5/14/18): Introduction Part 2 (5/21/18): A Critical Evaluation of Three Contextualization Proposals: The Insider Movement Part 3...
A Concern about the Recent Trends in Contextualization Discussions Pt. 3/5
A LACK OR ABSENCE OF A BIBLICAL-THEOLOGICAL EMPHASIS (CRITICAL EVALUATION: MUSLIM IDIOM BIBLE TRANSLATION) Part 1 (5/14/18): IntroductionPart 2 (5/21/18): A Critical Evaluation of Three Contextualization Proposals: The Insider MovementPart 3 (5/28/18): A Critical...
A Concern about the Recent Trends in Contextualization Discussions Pt. 2/5
A LACK OR ABSENCE OF A BIBLICAL-THEOLOGICAL EMPHASIS (CRITICAL EVALUATION: INSIDER MOVEMENT) Part 1 (5/14/18): Introduction Part 2 (5/21/18): A Critical Evaluation of Three Contextualization Proposals: The Insider Movement Part 3 (5/28/18): A Critical Evaluation of...
A Concern about the Recent Trends in Contextualization Discussions: Pt. 1/5
A Lack or Absence of A Biblical-Theological Emphasis (A 5-Part Series) Part 1 (5/14/18): Introduction Part 2 (5/21/18): A Critical Evaluation of Three Contextualization Proposals: The Insider Movement Part 3 (5/28/18): A Critical Evaluation of Three Contextualization...
Open Letter from Arab Pastors Regarding Mistranslations of the Words “Father” & “Son” in the Bible
عريضة بخصوص الترجمات الخاطئة Open letter from Arab pastors, Arabic PDF Version To the Church of Jesus Christ around the world, We write to you about an urgent and important situation with which we need your help: About us: We are Arabic-speaking evangelical pastors...
Heartbroken over what is happening in Bible Translation Part 2: Wycliffe and the WEA
This is Part II of a two-part series. Part I can be found here. Over the last couple of decades there has been a growing divide among missiologists related to questions about how we can best share the Gospel of Christ with those in other religious contexts, and what...
Heartbroken over what is happening in Bible Translation Part 1: Al Kalima and the WEA
This is Part I of a two-part series. Part II can be found here. Muslim Idiom Translations (MIT’s) and WEA approval Al-Kalima, in collaboration with Wycliffe/SIL, published a new Arabic translation of the Gospels and Acts in 2008 called The True Meaning of the Gospel...
[VIDEO] Muslim Idiom Translations
Mike Tisdell, Mark Durie, Georges Houssney, Adam Simnowitz and David Harriman have a discussion on Muslim idiom translations of the Bible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpfLX_lgVLI
The ‘Mother of the Books’: A Case Study of the Consequences of a Seminal Muslim Idiom Translation – Owen Sirat Synopsis
Introductory Video [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auLMwqOZbKI[/embedyt] Introduction This case study surveys the factors that influenced the development of a Muslim-friendly Arabic rendition of ‘The Life of the Messiah,’ as well as how it has...
[VIDEO] “Muslim Friendly” Bible Translations
A personal perspective from Georges Houssney on Muslim Idiom Translation (MIT) or "Muslim Friendly" translation of the Bible. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34_F7Vzr34o
Saluting Fresh Research on Muslim-idiom Translations
Adam Simnowitz makes an important contribution to missiology with his recent thesis regarding Eugene Nida’s influence on Muslim Idiom Bible Translations (MITs). I believe that in future decades people will look back on Simnowitz’ research as a turning point—a hinge in...
“Why Should I as a Missionary Care About This Thesis?”
Introduction Back in the early 60s, when I was in seminary, the name of Eugene Nida was honored as a pioneer in the area of Bible translation. At that time, no one seemed to identify the weaknesses in Nida's theories and in their implementation in the field of...
Muslim Idiom Translation: Assessing So-Called Scripture Translation For Muslim Audiences With A Look Into Its Origins In Eugene A. Nida’s Theories Of Dynamic Equivalence and Cultural Anthropology: Thesis Abstract
ASSESSING SO-CALLED SCRIPTURE TRANSLATION FOR MUSLIM AUDIENCES WITH A LOOK INTO ITS ORIGINS IN EUGENE A. NIDA’S THEORIES OF DYNAMIC EQUIVALENCE AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: THESIS ABSTRACT Muslim Idiom Translation (MIT) refers to an increasingly common "approach" to...
Nine Reasons Why I Named Jeff Hayes as the Main Translator and Responsible Party for Al-Injil
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is an addendum article from an original article written by Adam Simnowitz entitled, "Jeff Hayes and Al-Injil: Another Mistranslation of the New Testament in Arabic Intended for “Insider Movements of Muslims” or C5 (C5/IM)" Summary The following...
Jeff Hayes and Al-Injil: Another Mistranslation of the New Testament in Arabic Intended for “Insider Movements of Muslims” or C5 (C5/IM)
AUTHOR’S NOTE – OCTOBER 5, 2018: Al-Injil can be downloaded here An English "backtranslation" of Matthew-Acts can be found at https://alkotob.org/, then click on "The Honored Injil." The English may NOT always be an accurate reflection of the Arabic. For instance, in...
Occurrences of Father, Son, and Son of God, or Familial Language Terminology in the New Testament
Word studies, or looking at the use(s) of a word in Scripture is one of the best ways to study the Bible. Such an overview provides us with as comprehensive a picture as possible regarding what God wants us to know about a given topic or subject. With regard to...
Meaning Discrepancy in Terminology between Christians and Muslims: Pt. V
See other parts: Part One: The Historical Development of the Arabic Bible Part Two: My Personal Journey in Bible Translation Part Three: Translation Philosophy Part Four: The Need for a Paradigm Shift in Bible Translation Part Five: (See Below) Translating Son and...
Bible Translation, WEA Report and Wycliffe Bible Translators
The World Evangelical Alliance has come out with their report on the translation practices of Wycliffe Bible Translator's Muslims Idiom Translations that remove and change the terms 'Son of God' and 'Father' in the Bible. This has been a heated, yet important topic...