The Bible Translator: Volume 5, Issue 3

July 1954

EditorialEditorial Comment
ArticleNew Testament ParticiplesJ. Harold Greenlee
Discusses the tense-aspects (aorist, present, future, perfect) and functions of ...... View More
ArticleThe Old-Latin VersionA. W. Adams
Discusses the value and use of the Old Latin versions of the Bible for the inter...... View More
ArticleWhat is a Primitive Language?Eugene A. Nida
Discusses several false descriptions of a primitive language, including: (1) th...... View More
ArticleTranslation of the Future Tense into Colloquial Japanese: As it is Related to the New Colloquial Translation of the Bible by the Japan Bible SocietyW. A. McIlwaine
Critiques the new Colloquial Translation of the Bible in Japanese. The new tran...... View More
ArticleAn Old Malay Criticism of an even older Translation of the BibleR. Roolvink
Reviews the early 19th century criticism of the Malay-Indonesian translation by ...... View More
ArticleSt. Mark's Use of the Imperfect TenseCecil S. Emden
Mark uses the imperfect tense in about half a dozen distinct ways. These demons...... View More
ArticleCentenary of the Sgaw Karen BibleH. C. Willans
Details the history of the missionary and translation activity among the Sgaw Ka...... View More
ArticleThe Bible in Bahasa Indonesia: A report on a preliminary enquiry to establish the principles of procedureJ. L. Swellengrebel
Gives a preliminary report on the enquiry to establish the principles of transla...... View More
ArticleThe Danger of OvertranslationHenry J. Cadbury
The problem of “overtranslation” is the problem of finding distinctions in t...... View More
ArticleThe Supreme MiracleH. Wheeler Robinson
Questions and AnswersW. J. Bradnock
Answers four questions from the Hausa Bible Revision Committee working in Kano, ...... View More
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