Although this article in the Economist is not specifically about Bible translation, it does illustrate issues that also occur in Bible translation.
Jul 27, 2013
Jul 26, 2013
Journal for the Study of the New Testament 36:1
The latest issue of the Journal for the Study of the New Testament is out. Here is a list of the articles and links to abstracts.
Suffering in Vain: A Study of the Interpretation of ΠΑΣΧΩ in Galatians 3.4
http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/36/1/85
Suffering in Vain: A Study of the Interpretation of ΠΑΣΧΩ in Galatians 3.4
John Anthony Dunne
Translating the Triumph:
Reading Mark’s Crucifixion Narrative against a Roman Ritual of Power
Allan T. Georgia
‘Lord, if you had been here
...’ (John 11.21): The Absence of Jesus and Strategies of Consolation in the
Fourth Gospel
Wendy E.S. North
The Uninvited Healer:
Houses, Healing and Prophets in Matthew 8.1-22
Walter T. Wilson
No Bridge over Troubled
Water? The Gap between 2 Corinthians 1–9 and 10–13 Revisited
Thomas Schmeller
Rethinking the Ethics of
John: A Review Article
Craig R. Koester
pp. 85-98http://jnt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/36/1/85
Jul 25, 2013
Loving Leviticus
Jul 24, 2013
Background Information and Understanding the Bible
Check out Andy Naselli's blog post entitled,''Is 'Background Information' Ever Necessary to Understand the Bible?" I appreciate Naselli's cautious and nuanced approach.
Jul 23, 2013
Latest Issue of Review of Biblical Literature
The latest issue of Review of Biblical Literature is out. Reviews can be accessed by clicking the links below.
David J. H. Beldman and Craig G. Bartholomew, eds.
Hearing the Old Testament: Listening for God’s Address http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8545
Reviewed by Jeanette Mathews
Reinhard von Bendemann and Markus Tiwald, eds.
Das frühe Christentum und die Stadt http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9019
Reviewed by Stephan Witetschek
Mark E. Biddle
Reading Judges: A Literary and Theological Commentary http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8673
Reviewed by Trent C. Butler
Joachim Conrad
Karl Heinrich Grafs Arbeit am Alten Testament: Studien zu einer wissenschaftlichen Biographie http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8349
Reviewed by Jeffrey L. Morrow
Scott S. Elliott and Roland Boer, eds.
Ideology, Culture, and Translation http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8693
Reviewed by Lénart J. de Regt
Georg Fischer, Dominik Markl, and Simone Paganini, eds.
Deuteronomium: Tora für eine neue Generation http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8416
Reviewed by Mark Christian
Elizabeth Frood
Biographical Texts from Ramessid Egypt http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6083
Reviewed by Gerald Moers
Dong-Hyuk Kim
Early Biblical Hebrew, Late Biblical Hebrew, and Linguistic Variability: A Sociolinguistic Evaluation of the Linguistic Dating of Biblical Texts http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9044
Reviewed by Frank H. Polak
Peter Thacher Lanfer
Remembering Eden: The Reception History of Genesis 3:22-24 http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8596
Reviewed by L. Michael Morales
David Penchansky
Understanding Wisdom Literature: Conflict and Dissonance in the Hebrew Text http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8931
Reviewed by Peter Hatton
David J. H. Beldman and Craig G. Bartholomew, eds.
Hearing the Old Testament: Listening for God’s Address http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8545
Reviewed by Jeanette Mathews
Reinhard von Bendemann and Markus Tiwald, eds.
Das frühe Christentum und die Stadt http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9019
Reviewed by Stephan Witetschek
Mark E. Biddle
Reading Judges: A Literary and Theological Commentary http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8673
Reviewed by Trent C. Butler
Joachim Conrad
Karl Heinrich Grafs Arbeit am Alten Testament: Studien zu einer wissenschaftlichen Biographie http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8349
Reviewed by Jeffrey L. Morrow
Scott S. Elliott and Roland Boer, eds.
Ideology, Culture, and Translation http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8693
Reviewed by Lénart J. de Regt
Georg Fischer, Dominik Markl, and Simone Paganini, eds.
Deuteronomium: Tora für eine neue Generation http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8416
Reviewed by Mark Christian
Elizabeth Frood
Biographical Texts from Ramessid Egypt http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=6083
Reviewed by Gerald Moers
Dong-Hyuk Kim
Early Biblical Hebrew, Late Biblical Hebrew, and Linguistic Variability: A Sociolinguistic Evaluation of the Linguistic Dating of Biblical Texts http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9044
Reviewed by Frank H. Polak
Peter Thacher Lanfer
Remembering Eden: The Reception History of Genesis 3:22-24 http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8596
Reviewed by L. Michael Morales
David Penchansky
Understanding Wisdom Literature: Conflict and Dissonance in the Hebrew Text http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8931
Reviewed by Peter Hatton
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Preserving Manuscripts at St. Catherine's Monastery
This Time magazine article reports the efforts of the monks at St. Catherine's monastery, located at the traditional site of Mt. Sinai in Egypt, to preserve their priceless collection of manuscripts.
Jul 22, 2013
The Importance of the Septuagint
See this blog post/interview with Timothy Michael Law entitled "Why Should We Care about the Septuagint?"
Jul 21, 2013
Average Time for Sermon Preparation
Thom Ranier recently conducted an unscientific Twitter poll related to sermon preparation time. According to this article he tabulated the following results.
1 to 3 hours — 1%
4 to 6 hours — 9%
7 to 9 hours — 15%
10 to 12 hours — 22%
13 to 15 hours — 24%
16 to 18 hours — 23%
19 to 21 hours — 2%
22 to 24 hours — 0%
25 to 27 hours — 1%
28 to 30 hours — 2%
31 to 33 hours — 1%
Ranier also offered the following eight observations
1. Most pastors responded with a range of hours. I took the midpoint of each range for my data.
2. Seventy percent of pastors' sermon preparation time is the narrow range of 10 to 18 hours per sermon.
3. Keep in mind that these numbers represent sermon preparation time for just one sermon. Many pastors spend 30 or more hours in preparing messages each week.
4. The median time for sermon preparation in this study is 13 hours. That means that half of the respondents gave a number under 13 hours; the other half gave a number greater than 13 hours.
5. Most of the respondents who gave a response under 12 hours indicated they were bivocational pastors.
6. If the sermon was part of a series, the pastors indicated they spent even more upfront time to develop the theme and preliminary issues for the sermons to be preached.
7. Many of the pastors are frustrated that they don't have more time for sermon preparation.
8. A number of the pastors indicated that finding consistent and uninterrupted sermon preparation time was difficult.
1 to 3 hours — 1%
4 to 6 hours — 9%
7 to 9 hours — 15%
10 to 12 hours — 22%
13 to 15 hours — 24%
16 to 18 hours — 23%
19 to 21 hours — 2%
22 to 24 hours — 0%
25 to 27 hours — 1%
28 to 30 hours — 2%
31 to 33 hours — 1%
Ranier also offered the following eight observations
1. Most pastors responded with a range of hours. I took the midpoint of each range for my data.
2. Seventy percent of pastors' sermon preparation time is the narrow range of 10 to 18 hours per sermon.
3. Keep in mind that these numbers represent sermon preparation time for just one sermon. Many pastors spend 30 or more hours in preparing messages each week.
4. The median time for sermon preparation in this study is 13 hours. That means that half of the respondents gave a number under 13 hours; the other half gave a number greater than 13 hours.
5. Most of the respondents who gave a response under 12 hours indicated they were bivocational pastors.
6. If the sermon was part of a series, the pastors indicated they spent even more upfront time to develop the theme and preliminary issues for the sermons to be preached.
7. Many of the pastors are frustrated that they don't have more time for sermon preparation.
8. A number of the pastors indicated that finding consistent and uninterrupted sermon preparation time was difficult.
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