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Words for Word Translation
1 minuteTranslation is never as simple as matching up word for word. Romans 10:4 appears as follows in the Greek New Testament (Nestle-Aland 28th edition): τέλος γὰρ νόμου Χριστὸς εἰς δικαιοσύνην παντὶ τῷ πιστεύοντι. In English, the Christian Standard Bible gives us: For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes, […]
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The Happiness of Human Beings in Bible Translation
1 minuteI am honored to have an article about Bible translation published on the blog of Phoenix Seminary’s Text & Canon Institute. It’s called “Bible Translations Are for People.” In it, I reflect on what is often considered one quality of a “good” translation of the Bible: acceptability. We celebrate the translation of the Bible, but […]
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Walking by Faith
9 minutesScrolling Reading Paul’s letters in the New Testament is like scrolling through his phone. Today, our reading from 2 Corinthians drops awkwardly into chapter 5 (vv. 6-10,14-17). It feels a bit like we’re reading screenshots that have been stitched together. What’s going on? Why did he say that? What led to this? Who’s he talking […]
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The Polyphony of Pentecost
10 minutesIntroduction: Bonhoeffer in America In 1930, German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer traveled to America in search of adventure. He spent one year in New York among Harlem’s predominantly Black community. He especially enjoyed going to church and hearing the choirs sing Negro spirituals (to use historical language). He was also thrilled to discover fiery Black preachers […]