The Bible Translator: Volume 6, Issue 3

Studies the motives and men who produced the chief printed Arabic Bibles. Analyzes the basic texts and methods used, and evaluates the completed translations. Four Arabic Bibles are considered: (1) Arabic version in the Paris Polyglot of 1645; (2) the Propaganda Version published in Rome in 1671; (3) the Smith-Van Dyck Version published in Beirut in 1865; and (4) the Jesuit Version completed in 1880 in Beirut. View Less

After referring to some of the more prominent series that are important (e.g., ICC, EGT, MNTC, CGT, HNT), attention is devoted to single volume commentaries of the NT (Abingdon, Peake, Gore and the Dummelow Bible Commentary) and some classical commentaries of the whole NT (e.g., Calvin, Bengel, Wettstein, and Strack & Billerbeck). View Less

Furthers the discussion begun in The Bible Translator, 1952, 3(4):171–196. Most of the article discusses use and translation of Elohim, and concludes with a brief note about YHWH. View Less

Discusses the significance of the manner in which Jesus refers to God as father. Jesus claimed a use of “father” in an exclusive sense (cf. John 5:18; 20:17). God was the father of Jesus in a unique sense not shared by others. View Less

Discusses the use of vernacular languages in missions and translation in the southern provinces of the Sudan. The vernaculars discussed include Acholi, Bari, Moru, Zande, Dinka, Nuer. The relationship between these languages and colloquial as well as classical Arabic are discussed. The movement of the region is toward the greater use of Arabic as a lingua franca. View Less

Reviews the history of Bible translation in English. Emphasis is given to the role of translation in the mission of the church, and the value of modern revisions. Their need is illustrated by the changes which occur in a living language like English. View Less

Favorably reviews Nida’s book Customs and Cultures. View Less