The Bible Translator: Volume 32, Issue 4

A potential translator should have fluency in two languages, but also (1) capacity to recognize different senses of meaning and figurative usages, and (2) creativity in sensing ways to communicate meaning. View Less

Consulting context and commentaries will resolve many unintended obscurities. Footnotes can clarify intentional plays on words and poetic forms. Translators should not try to harmonize two texts with two different contexts simply because the same word is found in each. Translators should not rely on literal translations but see if the ambiguity really existed in the original text. View Less

The word “feast” emphasizes eating/drinking, but “festival” emphasizes celebration. The Day of Atonement and Pilgrim Festivals (Passover, Pentecost, and Booths) are examined in OT and NT times; suggestions for translation are given. View Less

Christos is (1) a personal name for Jesus, but also (2) a title showing his function or work. In the second case, it should be translated Messiah or a functional equivalent. Lists of references identify which meaning is in focus throughout the NT. View Less

Examples of how geography helps accurate translation. Annotated bibliography is given. View Less

Like modern translators, the KJV translators sought to use language understood by their generation. They included marginal notes and used principles of dynamic equivalence. View Less

Translating euangelizo as “preach” suggests only the verbal aspect of Paul’s ministry. Alternate renderings include “present ...,"live...,” “spread...,” or “establish ... the Gospel.” View Less

Based on A Boa Nova para toda a Gente, adapts, amplifies and illustrates 85 NT passages for children and illiterate adults. Passages include the life and teachings of Christ and the early church. View Less