Bible Translation

"Wycliffe Bible Translators has recently adapted their translation software, 'ParaText,' for smartphones, dubbing it 'ParaText Lite,' and has described it as a game-changer in several ways." - Christian Post

On the degree to which KJV uses "the same English word each time [a] Greek or Hebrew word is used." - Mark Ward

Bill Mounce: I doubt there is even one verse in the English Bible that actually, clearly, reveals the Greek structure underlying it. The languages are just too different.

N.T. Wright: Hart is welcome to advocate universalism, but to make the New Testament teach it is hard work.

On Matthew 6:13, "A better translation, Francis said, might be 'do not let us fall into temptation.' . . . . The National Catholic Register noted Francis was not calling for any official change in the Roman Catholic liturgy." BPNews

William Mounce: I have been thinking a lot about some of the general issues of translation, and one of the points that keeps coming up is the issue of metaphors. I would like your opinion . . . I am asking if the inspired authors chose to use a metaphor to convey meaning, are we required to use a metaphor?

Bill Mounce: There actually are five methods on translation with three sub-categories for the handling of gender language.

Mark Ward: I think it’s time to drop the practice of capitalizing deity pronouns in Christian writing and in (most) Bible translations.