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Cutting through the fog of language with the sword of conjunction
Oftentimes, reading our bible is like looking at a scene through fog. It takes a lot of effort to make out the overall picture, let alone the details. In order to get to the meaning, we have to first… more →
Castle of Nutshells
Cutting through the fog of language with the sword of conjunction
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wrote 3 months ago: Oftentimes, reading our bible is like looking at a scene through fog. It takes a lot of effort to ma … more →
To love, honour and obey: A translation issue
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wrote 4 months ago: Joel wrote the other week (yes, I’m getting behind on Google Reader. So shoot me) on the Greek … more →
Why don't you write the translation that no one dares to write?
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wrote 5 months ago: Rich Rhodes commented on Wayne Leman’s latest post, The Bible and Natural Language: John talks … more →
The Concordant Literal Version (CLV) of the Bible
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wrote 5 months ago: Bob Todd recently pointed me to the Concordant Literal Version of the Bible. I haven’t read it … more →
How Culture affects Bible Translation
wrote 10 months ago: A great article at Cross-Cultural Impact on bible translation, that can be summarised in one sentenc … more →
Conceptualising God's gender, blasphemy, and devotional passion.
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wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been reading John Hobbins’ Ancient Hebrew Poetry for a long while now, but I have t … more →
Interpretation of word order in Luke 23:43
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wrote 1 year ago: Because I have a question about Luke 23:43 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἀμήν σοι λέγω σήμερον μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἔσῃ ἐν τῷ … more →
Equivalents to ψυχή and πνεῦμα in Hebrew and Egyptian
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wrote 1 year ago: Honzo at Theology for the Masses asked the question, What is the difference between the soul (ψυχή) … more →
Blind Comparison: 1 Thessalonians 5:14
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wrote 1 year ago: Ok guys, we’re looking at 1 Thessalonians 5:14. This is a blind comparisons, as it’s all … more →
Some untranslatable biblical narrative techniques
wrote 1 year ago: Continuing my theme of the untranslatable, there is a large degree of wordplay in the Old Testament … more →
Hellfire and Damnation (Surprised by Hope #9)
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wrote 1 year ago: Hell is always a messy issue. We have in our minds the picture of a pit full of flames and torture d … more →
Non-equivalence of Translation
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wrote 1 year ago: I was recently reading Bryan’s blog, Katagraphais, where he said this “Aner does not mean man … more →
The place of Apocrypha in the Canon
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wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been reading an essay on the development of the old testament (here, here and here). I … more →
