The Myth of Literal Translation By TylerR Feb 05 2018 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. Tags: Bible TranslationBill Mounce 912 reads
The New Testament in the strange words of David Bentley Hart By TylerR Jan 16 2018 N.T. Wright: Hart is welcome to advocate universalism, but to make the New Testament teach it is hard work. Tags: Bible Translation 266 reads
Pope critiques Lord's Prayer translation By Aaron Blumer Dec 12 2017 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 Tags: The Lord's PrayerTemptationBible Translation 734 reads
Are Metaphors Inspired? By TylerR Aug 14 2017 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? Tags: Koine GreekBible Translation 765 reads
Is the ESV Literal and the NIV Gender Neutral? By TylerR Jun 19 2017 Bill Mounce: There actually are five methods on translation with three sub-categories for the handling of gender language. Tags: Bible Translation 1232 reads
Why We Should Stop Capitalizing Pronouns Referring to God By TylerR Jun 12 2017 Mark Ward: I think it’s time to drop the practice of capitalizing deity pronouns in Christian writing and in (most) Bible translations. Tags: Bible Translation 597 reads
Translating Every Word (Matt 10:4) By TylerR Jun 05 2017 William Mounce: There is a reason for every word, even if we don’t understand why it is used. Tags: Bible TranslationKoine Greek 569 reads
What Is a “Just” Man? (Matt 1:19) By TylerR May 08 2017 Mounce: The ESV writes, “Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.” . . . how is leniency on Joseph’s part “just”? How does “justice” lead him to not want to shame her? The ESV is translating words, but at the risk of losing sense." Tags: Bible Translation 736 reads
