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A Fiery Law in His Hand? - Deuteronomy 33:2 & Jonah 3:3 challenges
Let’s begin this episode with a thought experiment. Imagine you’re a local indigenous translator working on the translation of Deuteronomy. You don’t…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Mysterious Hole in Exodus 6:3 - and a simple, elegant solution
Why does every single English version ignore the best solution to translating Exodus 6:3? We're going to take out the magnifying glass and try to get…
4 years, 9 months ago
Caring for Empty Smoke - translating idiomatic idolatry in Jonah 2:8
What does Catholicism in Latin America have to do with Jonah’s prayer in the belly of the great fish? And what kind of derogatory language doesn’t re…
4 years, 9 months ago
"Sons of God" or "Sons of Israel"? - the Deuteronomy 32:8 puzzle
A while back, while I was checking Deuteronomy in the Mixteco language of Mexico, we came to chapter 32 which is a whole lot of difficult poetry. Ver…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Use & Misuse of the King James Bible with Dr. Mark Ward - part 2
“This lightly written and frequently amusing book gently hides the competent scholarship that underlies it. For those who are convinced of the superi…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Use & Misuse of the King James Bible with Dr. Mark Ward - part 1
The King James Bible remains the most recognizable piece of literature in the English-speaking world. It stands as a masterful example of translation…
4 years, 10 months ago
Was Jesus a Word-for-Word Translator? & More Interesting Questions with Dave Brunn - part 2
As we continue our interview with Dave Brunn, translation consultant and author of One Bible, Many Versions, we’re going to put the final nail in the…
4 years, 10 months ago
Really Word-for-Word? Ideal vs. Real - "One Bible, Many Versions" with Dave Brunn - part 1
You’re in for a treat in this episode. Author and translator Dave Brunn joins us to talk about many translation issues that you’ve probably never tho…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Bible in China - part 6 - the Union Version
As we continue our whirlwind journey through the history of the Bible in China, we’re going to see how missionary translation efforts culminated in a…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Bible in China - part 5 - the amazing Schereschewsky
In the history of Chinese Bible translation the name of one extraordinary man stands out: Joseph Schereschewsky. In this episode we're going to take …
4 years, 11 months ago