Podcast Episodes

Update, Deep Work, and Attention to Detail

Some of you may be wondering what happened to me, so here’s a brief update with a few potentially interesting tidbits.

Deep Work by Cal Newport

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3 years, 10 months ago

The Bible in Arabic - part 11 - how should BT orgs handle controversy?

As we wrap up this series on the Bible in Arabic, I want delve a little deeper into the issue of how BT orgs are handling the issue of Muslim Idiom T…

3 years, 11 months ago

The Bible in Arabic - part 10 - underlying assumptions for BT with Dr. Aaron Shryock

What are the underlying assumptions that might influence our choice of how to translate the Bible into Arabic, and also in other Muslim contexts? We’…

3 years, 11 months ago

The Bible in Arabic - part 9 - an interview with Georges Houssney

We’ve heard from some significant voices on translation issues in Arabic and other Muslim contexts, but so far we haven’t been able to sit down with …

4 years ago

The Bible in Arabic - part 8 - The WEA's review of Wycliffe/SIL's best practices regarding divine familial terms

In the spring of 2012, the World Evangelical Alliance leadership agreed to facilitate an independent external review of Wycliffe and SIL Internationa…

4 years ago

The Bible in Arabic - part 7 - D.A. Carson on "Jesus the Son of God"

Last episode we saw how the controversy unfolded over translating "Son of God" and "Father" in reference to God in the Arabic-speaking world and amon…

4 years ago

The Bible in Arabic - part 6 - an overview of the "divine familial terms" controversy

In the last episode we saw that contemporary Bible translators in Muslim contexts face some unique challenges. We also saw how the particular challen…

4 years ago

The Bible in Arabic - part 5 - challenges & Insider Movements

As we continue to learn about the story of the Bible in Arabic, we need to look at what the particular contemporary challenges are to translating the…

4 years, 1 month ago

The Bible in Arabic - part 4 - Smith & Van Dyck's legacy and later translations

As we saw in the last episode, God raised up some amazing men to produce the most influential Bible translation in Arabic. I want to continue explori…

4 years, 1 month ago

The Bible in Arabic - part 3 - Smith & Van Dyck's translation

In the last episode we got a brief view of what some of the Arab world was like in the 1800s, and what protestant missionaries were facing as they en…

4 years, 2 months ago