Episodes

Monday Nov 20, 2023
Righteousness and Justice - Key Terms in Translation
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Do the words "righteousness" and "justice" mean the same thing in English? How about in French? And what are the words in Greek and Hebrew? These questions prompted me to look a little more in depth at these key terms, which are very significant terms in translation.

Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Grace - Key Terms in Translation
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Grace is our next key term in translation! This is a word we are quite familiar with, but is still difficult to translate as we consider the depth of the word. Here we consider the meanings of the original words, along with a particular translation that uses the word "love" to translate grace, and then the translation I am working with, which uses the phrase "free help". So do these accurately represent the meaning of the word grace? Listen in to find out!
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Monday Jun 26, 2023
Glory - Key Terms in Translation
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
For our next podcast series, I wanted to look at some key Biblical terms. These terms are significant for our understanding of faith, so they are very important for translation. The first word I want to consider is "glory". We have a sort of intuitive understanding of this word, but it can be hard to define...and translate! I also wanted to consider the passage 1 Corinthians 11:7, which says that woman is the glory of man. What does it mean to be someone else's glory? Join me in this look at the key Biblical term of "glory".
Here is the commentary that I reference in the podcast:
Gordon D. Fee, The First Epistle to the Corinthians, The New International Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1987), 517.

Friday Apr 14, 2023
Drafting Titus - Final Cautions and Greetings
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
We have reached the end of Titus! This podcast covers Paul's final words of caution to Titus and his greetings from those with him to the church. We also look at our most important translation principle. I hope you have enjoyed this look at the nuances of drafting a Biblical text!

Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Drafting Titus - A Miniature Gospel
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
We are nearing the end of the book of Titus! In this episode we look at the translation principle of how to translate special Biblical terms, and then we see this principle in action in verses 4 through 7, which contain a mini gospel! There are many key Biblical terms, but we look specifically at "regeneration" and "renewal".

Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Drafting Titus - Can Grace ”Appear”? Translating Figures of Speech
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
In this episode we consider how to draft Titus 2:11-15. We also look at how to translate figures of speech, and note that in this verse, grace is personified so that it appears, offers salvation and teaches. What happens if it doesn't make sense in a new language to have an abstract noun do those things? This section ends Titus chapter 2!

Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Drafting Titus - Relationships
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
As we continue through Titus considering various translation issues, we look in this episode at Titus 2:1-10. This section talks about Christian relationships and behavior. Five different groups of people are given instructions on God-honoring behavior: older men, older women, younger women, younger men, and servants. The primary translation issue is how to translate all these characteristics and how much implicit information can be made explicit - especially considering a passage where we might want to explain some of the concepts, such as women working at home and being submissive to their husbands! Join us as we consider how to translate these ideas.

Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Drafting Titus - Dealing with the Rebellious
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
In this podcast, we look at translation issues in Titus 1:10-16. In this section, Paul is giving Titus instructions for dealing with "the rebellious", and particularly "those of the circumcision party." We discuss how translators sometimes have to take cultural information that would have been implied to the original readers and actually state it outright for a new audience. We look at the example of "the circumcision party" - what it means, how to state it in a clear way for a new audience, and how understanding the meaning of this phrase affects our understanding of the rest of the passage.

Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Translating Titus - Qualifications for Elders
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
We are continuing our look through Titus. In this podcast we look at translation issues in Titus 1:5-9, which includes both how to translate words in lists that are very similar like "self-controlled" and "disciplined", and the issue of the "one woman man" - does this mean an elder is faithful to his wife, or has only one wife?

Friday Sep 02, 2022
Drafting Titus - Introduction
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Friday Sep 02, 2022
As my translation team works through the book of Titus, I thought it would be fun to look at it in podcast form as well. We will consider the issues that are specific to translation, which are different than the types of things you might consider in devotional study. This podcast looks at the introduction - verses 1 through 4, and considers issues like how to translate "slave", how to translate "God's elect", and how to make it clear that Titus isn't Paul's biological son.