Scripture Frames & Framing: A Workbook for Bible Translators illustrates and further develops some of the key ideas presented in the influential text Bible Translation: Frames of Reference (T. Wilt, ed., St Jerome, 2003). This workbook offers numerous exercises for analysing biblical texts and communicating them to contemporary audiences. The workbook proceeds by briefly introducing a key aspect of translation, giving exercises that will help clarify understanding of that aspect and of how it relates to translators? particular communication situations, and then moving on to a related aspect.
This book offers a broad-based, contemporary perspective on Bible translation in terms of academic areas foundational to the endeavor: translation studies, communication theory, linguistics, cultural studies, biblical studies and literary and rhetorical studies. The discussion of each area is geared towards non-specialists, to introduce them to notions, trends and tools that can contribute to their understanding of translation. The Bible translator is encouraged to appreciate various approaches to translation in view of the wide variety of communicative, organizational and sociocultural situations in which translation occurs. However, literary representation of the Scriptures receives special attention since it has been neglected in earlier, influential works on Bible translation. In addition to useful introductory and concluding sections, the book consists of six chapters: Scripture Translation in the Era of Translation Studies; Translation and Communication; The Role of Culture in Communication; Advances in Linguistic Theory and their Relavance to Translation; Biblical Studies and Bible Translation; and A Lterary Approach to Biblical Text Analysis and Translation. The authors are translation consultants for the United Bible Societies. They have worked with translation projects in various media and in languages ranging from ones of a few hundred speakers to international ones, in Africa, the Americas and Asia.
Perspectives on Christian Worship presents in counterpoint form five basic common beliefs on Christian worship that have developed over the course of church history with a view toward determining which is most faithful to Scripture. Each chapter is written by a prominent person within each tradition, and each writer has the opportunity to respond to each differing view.
Ninety days of open-Bible devotionals with Timothy Keller and Richard Coekin. Includes space for journaling. Find guidance to navigate the storms of life with these insightful devotionals by Timothy Keller and Richard Coekin. Carefully-crafted questions, insightful explanations and helpful prompts to apply God's word to your life, will take you to the heart of God's word and then push God's word deep into your heart. These 90 devotionals in Galatians, Judges and Ephesians, taken from the Explore Quarterly range, are a great way to start reading the Bible. If you already spend time each day in God’s word, this book will take you deeper in to the riches of Scripture, drawing you closer to the Lord and gaining fresh appreciation for His love for us in Christ.
Paul's final epistle is written to his beloved son in the faith Timothy. His instruction is practical. Giving Timothy information on how to confront false teachers, the choosing of leaders and the role of men and women in the church. Following Paul's advice is the beginning of a biblical foundation
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