Lessons from Translating the Second Testament - KR 129
What do you learn when you translate the New Testament?
Scot has been working on translating the New Testament following the principles established by John Goldingay in his translation of the Old Testament titled the first testament. In this episode, Scot unpacks his method of deciding on the words and phrases in the translation process. Don't miss Scot's behind the scenes tour of his translating the Second Testament.
Suggest Resources:
Lidell and Scott Greek Lexicon >>> https://amzn.to/2HJpIG0
Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek >>> https://amzn.to/30UeTse
BDAG Lexicon >>> https://amzn.to/2wrFkrn
Listen to the first Kingdom Roots conversation on the Second Testament >>> http://bit.ly/2ndtestament
Om Podcasten
The Kingdom Roots Podcast with Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett facilitates conversations about how the Kingdom took root 'then' and how it takes root 'now.'
Scot McKnight (PhD, University of Nottingham) is a world-renowned speaker, writer, professor, and equipper of the Church. He is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese. He is the author of The Jesus Creed, The Blue Parakeet, The King Jesus Gospel, Revelation for the Rest of Us, numerous commentaries, and is now writing a sixteen-volume series of reflections called The Everyday Bible Study.
Cody Matchett is a pastor, professor, and writer from Calgary Alberta Canada. He is a PhD candidate at Ridley College (Australian College of Theology) exploring portrayals of human character in the Graeco-Roman World, the co-author of Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call To Follow Jesus As A Dissident Disciple (Zondervan Reflective), and co-host of Kingdom Roots Podcast with Dr. Scot McKnight. Cody is passionate about bible literacy and engagement, psychology and philosophy, and all things coffee. He lives in Calgary with his wife Brianna, a counselling-therapist (Garden Counselling Services), his daughter Aletheia Theodora and his son Atticus Ignatius.