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Behind-the-Scenes of the NIV Translation Committee with Dr. Jeannine Brown
My guest in this episode, Dr. Jeannine Brown, has taught at Bethel Seminary for over 20 years in the areas of New Testament, hermeneutics, and integr…
4 years, 9 months ago
Relevant Study Bibles with Dr. Harriet Hill
If you’re like me, you have a mixed relationship with study bibles. Once in a while they can give you a jolt of amazing insight or new understanding,…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Bible in Sign Language - a window into a project in Spain, part 2
As we saw last time, translation into sign language is a significant need, and it’s often misunderstood or overlooked when people think about Bible t…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Bible in Sign Language - the reality, the need, the challenges, part 1
For a long time I’ve been wanting to do a podcast on something that’s not on a lot of people’s minds when they think of Bible translation: translatio…
4 years, 9 months ago
Let Go, Let the Church, and Let the Bible - a plea for Paul's generosity and Luther's spirit
While many are taking advantage of the Internet age by spreading lies far and wide for free, many Christians are busy selling Truth. American Christi…
4 years, 10 months ago
BT & the Mission of the Church with Kyle
In spite of the vast expanse of Bible poverty across the globe, there are many churches who are either unaware of the need for BT or simply view the …
4 years, 10 months ago
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, 10 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, 11 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, 11 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…
5 years ago