“The spread of the gospel in the early church saw the dissemination of Scripture along with the provision of missionaries and pastors. One wonders if at least some of the tensions over Bible translation springs from the commitment on the part of some to provide adequate translations without simultaneously providing missionaries and pastors” —D.A. Carson
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(written the beginning of August) Greetings in Jesus’ High and Mighty Name from the Summer Institute of Linguistics at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. We have been experiencing the intense learning, the good fellowship, the broadening of perspective, and the constant lack of sleep that SIL has been offering us the last
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“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.” —Amy Carmichael
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All-Nations Translation Philosophy, Part 3 of 5 PRESERVATION OF THE MESSAGE Due to the passing of time, the original manuscripts of the Scriptures are no longer available. Nevertheless, through extant manuscripts we have access to the complete message from God. The written Word of God was not lost with the autographs, but is intact, preserved
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“There is no success without sacrifice. If you succeed without sacrifice it is because someone has suffered before you. If you sacrifice without success it is because someone will succeed after” —Adoniram Judson
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Parts 2 and 3 of the Translation Philosophy focus on the Scripture itself. All-Nations Translation Philosophy, Part 2 of 5 ORIGIN OF THE TEXT The Scriptures of the Old Testament came not by will of men, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by His Spirit. Likewise, the New Testament writings were
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“Translation is not an art that everyone can practice. It requires a right, pious, faithful, diligent, God fearing, experienced, practical heart” —Martin Luther
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Book Review of The Messenger, the Message, the Community, by Roland Muller Part 3 of 3, THE COMMUNITY After learning about the making of a messenger and the three-fold Eden effect, Muller felt ready to continue ministry as a church planter. But through frustration and failure, he was to discover yet another serious area of
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“People do not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God” —Jesus Matthew 4:4
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Book Review of The Messenger, the Message, the Community, by Roland Muller Part 2 of 3, THE MESSAGE This section of the book presents an approach to understanding worldview, culture, sin, and the Gospel, including material which Muller writes is “not presented in any other Christian book that I am aware of,” as of the
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