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D. A. Carson on ‘Jesus, the Son of God’
1 minuteAs I post I’m making dinner and listening to a lecture given by D. A. Carson at Westminster Seminary back in March. It’s titled “A Christological Title Often Overlooked, Sometimes Misconstrued, and Currently Disputed: Jesus, the Son of God.” You can download the mp3 and have a listen. Unfortunately, Dr. Carson begins his talk by […]
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Tata and Tonton
1 minuteAre we up for having visitors? Yes, please! Just ask Aunt Sarah and Uncle Newton who stopped in last week on their way through. For their first visit to Europe, we had two days and two nights to show them around our corner of France and serve as their European orientation course before they proceeded on […]
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Vatican Norms for Translation of Biblical Texts
1 minuteToday I discovered The 1997 Vatican Norms for Translation of Biblical Texts, a series of six statements prepared by then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) and meant to help American bishops approach inclusive language in the lectionary. Of particular interest is the third point, which reads, “The translation of Scripture should faithfully reflect the […]
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Dr. Andrew Steinmann on Bible Translations for Muslims
1 minuteConcordia University-Chicago professor of theology Dr. Andrew Steinmann offers commentary–something he’s very good at as far as biblical texts go–on what Issues, Etc host Todd Wilken calls “Bible translations for Muslims.” I post the link to the interview here not because the linguistic issues involved are appropriately addressed or because the interlocutors are accurately informed […]