Word by Word

Translation teams test their translations by thinking of their target audience. Ali may be fictional, but he represents thousands of real pe

How can Bible translation teams render passages into a new language when they're not sure of the original meaning?

Bible translation has been going on for nearly as long as biblical texts have existed!

With nearly 2,000 languages in the world still waiting for Scripture in their language, why are there so many Bible translations in English?

Is the Bible a book of rules, a collection of stories, or a letter from God? Yes!

Bible translation revision work goes on long after publication is complete. This is because the goal of translation is to convey meaning

This German translation is now called the Luther Bible and is often pointed to as one of the first vernacular language translations.

By comparing the translation draft to the original Hebrew and looking at what other translators have done, we can discuss what the meaning o

As a Bible translation consultant, I have the privilege of working with translation teams from all over the world and in a variety of cultur

The translation consultant's main responsibility is to check translations for accuracy, clarity, and naturalness before they are published.

Which part of the Bible to translate first could be one of the most important decisions to the project.

In the end, every Bible translation team is striving toward a text that is accurate, clear, natural, and acceptable.

The proper context for studying, appreciating, and applying the Bible is, of course, the church. While any single passage should be interpre

It often feels like the consultant is the final gatekeeper before the translation is released. But this isn't necessarily a helpful way to

We can either take meaning OUT from the text or speech itself or put our own meaning INTO it.

I know how much you really wanted to read about dead fish and annoying professors today. What does this have to do with reading the Bible?

When Jesus performed this dramatic exorcism in Decapolis, the people there asked him to get OUT. A group of translation teams in Asia helped

The goal of every tribe, tongue, and nation having access to God's Word is not a new one.

Not "What's your name, God?" but rather, "What should we tell people your name is?!"

What's in a Name? Abraham, Belshazzar, Cyrus, David, Elisha, Festus, Gilead, Hagar, Isaac, Jesus... there are a lot of names in the...