The Bible Translator: Volume 11, Issue 1

Discusses some of the principles which underlie the soon-to-be published NEB. The translation is not based upon previous translation traditions and the clear overruling principle is intelligibility. View Less

Studies the meaning of the Hebrew term tsara`ath and the Greek lepra. Gives particular attention to the medical aspects of the problem. The biblical terms do not refer to the disease commonly known today as leprosy. The disease to which the biblical terminology refers cannot identified with any certainty. View Less

Discusses the ways in which certain key theological terms (particularly words relating to the atonement, the salvation of humanity, and the Christian life) are being translated in the Philippine revisions of the New Testament. Terms discussed include: grace, redemption (ransom), reconciliation, propitiation, sacrifice, deliverance, justification, sanctification, repentance, peace, patience and servant. View Less

Lwo designates a group of twelve Nilotic languages spoken in parts of Southern Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya. Discusses the reasons for revision and its special problems. View Less

Both translation and a teaching ministry are both essential in effective missionary work among the primitive Indians of Costa Rica. View Less