The Bible Translator: Volume 2, Issue 4

Classifies and discusses the types of problems which face translators who work in Melanesian languages. Deals with words that have a specifically religious and Christian sense: (1) demon and devil; (2) “Word” (logos); (3) peace; and (4) redemption and propitiation. View Less

Introduces some of the principles that the RSV translators used in evaluating Greek grammar and vocabulary. Explains the significance of the semitic background for translating the New Testament. View Less

Illustrates how word suffixes in Greek New Testament affect the meanings of words. View Less

Discusses five terms whose translation in English versions needs improvement: (1) “faith”; (2) “covenant;” (3) “hear”; (4) “does not obey” in John 3:36; and (5) “confess” or “acknowledge." View Less

Discusses the problem of translating the Bible into Zapotec, a language spoken in southern Mexico. Its special problems include: (1) verbs indicating whether an action had been previously performed or not; (2) four terms for “Lord”; (3) “baptize”; (4) “ask”; and (5) problems caused by Zapotec religious beliefs. View Less

Reports the establishment of a committee to revise the English Revised Version of 1885 for a British audience. View Less

Discusses the procedures and principles at work in the revision of the Reina-Valera Spanish version. Examples are given of special religious vocabulary, lexical changes, difficulties of word connotations, obsolescent usage, transliterated words, and ambiguous forms in Spanish. View Less