Part 2 | Part 3 When dealing with that which is true, precise translation is always possible. If technical manuals and medical books, instead of being translated, were rendered as loosely as have been numerous versions of the Bible since the mid-1960s, it would be...
Part 1 | Part 3 Nida’s first monumental step to make Bible translations less literal began when he attended the third Camp Wycliffe (which was later renamed, the Summer Institute of Linguistics, or, SIL) in the summer of 1936.Hugh Steven, Doorway to the World:...
Part 1 | Part 2 Nida’s “revolution” in Bible translation could have never been accomplished without the coining of “dynamic equivalence.” In addition to it catching people’s attention in contrast to the more technical terms that he used thirteen years prior in Bible...
It was a gruesome day I will never forget. The 9/11 attacks in NYC, at the Pentagon, and the AA Flights were tragic. Shocking images of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in NY will forever remain in my mind and hundreds of millions of people who watched...
When I reach for my Bible, I ask myself which one. I have several Bibles, in several versions, basic texts and study Bible editions. And I am not the only one so blessed. The majority of American households own a Bible, and on average, they have at least...
Recently, Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, allowed the Mosques in the city to broadcast the adhan (i.e. Islamic call to prayer). He was quoted as saying that this is no different than ringing a church bell or blowing a shofar....
The Lord Jesus warns against false teachers, and explains how they can be identified. As recorded in Matthew 7:15-20, Jesus proclaimed, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their...
William Tyndale had a profound impact on English Bible translation. His translation of the New Testament—the first English translation to be based on the original Greek rather than the Latin Vulgate—formed the basis for all English translations of the Reformation...
This article originally appeared on the website Ministry Watch, and has been reprinted here with the author’s permission. Bible translation organizations in the United States receive more than $500-million in donations per year. So how many Bibles actually get...
By Seth Vitrano-Wilson Many Christians have heard of the debate going on in Bible translation circles between “literal” (also known as “word-for-word” or “formal equivalent”) and “dynamic equivalent” (also known as “thought-for-thought” or “meaning-based”)...
By Matthew Bennett Read Part 1 here. In particular, this essay's attention is focused on the purportedly shared character of Jesus. As one publication puts the matter, "Among the major world religions, Islam is the only non-Christian faith that recognizes the person...
By Matthew Bennett The Qur'an endorses and reveres Jesus, providing Christian missionaries with communicative traction as they can lean into a shared Messiah. Or does it? This article compares the qur'anic Jesus ('Isa) and the biblical Jesus (Yasua') in order to...
By Barbara Helen Burns Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Conclusions It is clear that the Scriptures offer clear help in our contextualizing task. If the Bible is a mere “case-book” or example of what God could do in other cultures outside Israel and the Greek world,...
By Barbara Helen Burns Read Part 1 and Part 2 here. III. Attempting a Definition: What is Biblical Contextualization? I will try to capture what for me is the essence of Biblical contextualization in a simple and concrete way. To me it is a three-step process that...
By Barbara Helen Burns Read Part 1 here. II. The Need for Consensus A. About the Nature of the Scriptures The first essential foundational issue concerns the nature of the Bible. Is it a case-book of mere examples, a collection of testimonies about religious...
by Barbara Helen Burns In its relatively short life, the term “contextualization” has become a vast subject of discussion. One reason for this is that it has no agreed meaning. With no dictionary definition, we are free to assign meaning pretty much as we choose,...
“Everything about Bible is good and very interesting, but it is not for me, as I am a Muslim!” I kept saying for many years. My name is Isana and I am from Tajikistan, Central Asia. I was born during the Soviet times and grew up in a strong atheist family in...
David Brainerd, a close associate of Jonathan Edwards, devoted his life to missions among the the North American Indian tribes before his early death at the age of 29. Edward's compilation of Brainerd's diary has served as the impetus behind some of the most...
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