Encouraging Results - OBT vs Audio Bible
Encouraging Results - OBT vs Audio Bible Simple changes can lead to dramatic results. Our oral Bible translation of Luke 15 focused on highlighting the...
Audio Bibles - the challenges and what we're doing about it
This is part two of a three-part series summarizing my paper on the way that capturing the artistry of the biblical text in its original language results in...
Uncovering gems in Luke 15
Uncovering gems in Luke 15 My first paper has just been published! Heather Beal and I used our oral Bible translation of Luke 15 as a case study to...
We don't need your game... an OBT Story
We don’t need your game… an OBT Story I just got back from a two week partnership development trip to Michigan. One of the stories that I shared with a...
'Throw out', 'lead out', or 'send out' - the senses and semantic prosodies of ἐκβάλλω, pt. 2
'Throw out', 'lead out', or 'send out' - the senses and semantic prosodies of ἐκβάλλω Last week I discussed semantic prosody, the "voiceless" emotion which...
Determining the 'voiceless' emotion in biblical words
By DALLE-2 Semantic Prosody pt. 1 - determining the 'voiceless' emotion in biblical words Paradoxically, some words ring with a particular "voice" of emotion...
5 Foundational Metaphors for Distress in the Psalms
5 Foundational Metaphors for Distress in the Psalms When Job says, "I will speak in the bitterness of my soul" (Job 10:1), what does he mean? Does he have...
Herod The 'Great' Angry Tot
Herod The ‘Great’ Angry Tot The Gospel accounts of Jesus’ birth contain a wealth of mysterious theological insights, worthy of long pondering and adoration....
Setting up for success – Creating a high-flow teamwork environment
Art generated by DALLE - 2 Setting up for success – Creating a high-flow teamwork environment Translating the Bible into every language on earth is one of...
I've started and may never stop: Internalizing Scripture
I’ve started and may never stop: Internalizing Scripture I want to share with you a topic that has been inspiring and challenging me lately: internalizing...
The paradox of comprehending emotions during inter-cultural communication pt. 2
The paradox of comprehending emotions during inter-cultural communication pt. 2 The paradox: we may understand just enough about emotions (cf. pt. 1) in...
The paradox of comprehending emotions during inter-cultural communication
The paradox of comprehending emotions during inter-cultural communication Our ability to comprehend the emotions of someone from a distant culture is...
Psalm 11 - A Poetic, Oral Translation
—Picture credit, CDBR’s page on Psalm 11. Psalm 11 - A Poetic, Oral Translation Last week, I shared about the role singing the Psalms has in God’s mission on...
Singing the Psalms - God's Missiological Strategy
Singing the Psalms - God's Missiological Strategy Happy New Year! Seeing the connection between singing the Psalms and the fulfillment of God's mission on...
🗣️💡Digest - Sudanese Arabic Oral Bible Translation Project Report
🗣️💡Digest - Sudanese Arabic Oral Bible Translation Project Report This semester I have labored long to report accurately the context and progress of the...
The Power of Visualizing the Scriptures
The Power of Visualizing the Scriptures Imagery pervades the most influential sections of the Christian cannon—a chosen ruler drips with oil, breaks his...
Rejection at Nazareth - a Bridge Between Sections
Rejection at Nazareth This newsletter explores Mark’s account of Jesus’ rejection at Nazareth (Mark 6:1-6), examining the role it plays within Mark’s...
Hardness of Heart & the Organization of Mark
Hardness of Heart and the Organization of Mark How are Pharoah, the Pharisees, and the Apostles connected? The Bible shows that each of them had hardened...
Fresh Perspectives on the Gospels
Fresh Perspective on the Gospels The energy and passion of professor Stephen Venable's voice still rings in my ears: *"Even if you lived in Israel during...
The Birth of the NLT: A father, his son, and a sick Billy Graham
The NLT’s predecessor, the Living Bible, was a widely acclaimed and equally controversial English translation that may have paved the way for many of the...