Qualifications
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PhD New Testament exegesis, The People of God in the Apocalypse
(Otago University, Dunedin, 2001) -
PGDipArt Linguistic
(Auckland University) -
BD Biblical Studies
(Melbourne College of Divinity) -
MSc Physics
(Auckland University)
Research Interests
- Theory and Practice of Translation
- Book of Revelation
- Relevance Theory
- Ecotheology
Other Professional Experience
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Translation Consultant, Bible Society New Zealand (Consultant for UBS or BSNZ since 2001)
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Missionary (in Thailand, 1984-1994)
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High School Teacher (Physics, Mathematics in New Zealand and India)
Selected Publications
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Souls under the Altar: Relevance Theory and the Discourse Structure of Revelation,UBS Monograph Series, 9 (New York: United Bible Societies, 2003).
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The People of God in the Apocalypse: Discourse, Structure, and Exegesis, SNTSMS, 128 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004).
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‘Translating the Eschaton: An Environmental Impact Report’, Journal of Biblical Text Research, 17 (2005) 94-107.
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‘Framing Nida: The Relevance of Translation Theory in the United Bible Societies’, in Philip A. Noss (ed.) History of Bible Translation (Rome: Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2007) 217-266.
Publications in UBS Journals
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‘Principalities and Powers in Urak Lawoi’. Introduction: Contextualizing Key Terms’, The Bible Translator, 45.1 (1994) 116-129.
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‘Principalities and Powers in Urak Lawoi’, The Bible Translator, 45.3 (1994) 315-321.
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‘Repetition in Revelation: Implications for Translation’, The Bible Translator, 53.4 (2002) 425-441.
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(with G.S. Ogden, & D.H. Soesilo) ‘Translator Training in the UBS Asia-Pacific Region’, The Bible Translator, 56.2 (2005) 105-108.
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‘How Green is Your Bible? Ecology and the End of the World in Translation’, The Bible Translator, 58.2 (2007) 75-85.
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‘Review: Bulkeley, Tim. Amos: Hypertext Bible Commentary’, The Bible Translator, 58.4 (2007) 205-207.
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‘Green Bibles, Justice, and Translation’, The Bible Translator, 61.4 (2010) 217-226.
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‘Translating the English Bible: From Relevance to Deconstruction, by Philip Goodwin’, The Bible Translator, 66.2 (2015) 197-201.
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‘The English Bible, King James Version: The New Testament and the Apocrypha, edited by Gerald Hammond and Austin Busch’, The Bible Translator, 66.2 (2015) 202-207.
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‘Towards an Ecological Handbook for Bible Translators’, The Bible Translator, 70.3 (2019) 326-342.
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‘The Ever-Rolling Stream: How Time Subverts “Translation for” into “Journeying with”: Half a Century of Bible Translation in Urak Lawoi’’, The Bible Translator, 73.1 (2022) 111-119.
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‘God Talk: Christians Talking with Muslims in Buddhist Thailand’, The Bible Translator, 74.3 (2024) 469-481.