{"id":1764,"date":"2019-05-17T13:39:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T20:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/?p=1764"},"modified":"2020-04-24T15:39:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T22:39:39","slug":"understanding-bible-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/?p=1764","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Bible Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_8998-812x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1768\" width=\"266\" height=\"336\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My latest book, <em>Understanding Bible Translation: Bringing God&#8217;s Word into New Contexts<\/em> (Kregel Academic, 2019) enters distribution May 28. This project began approximately 25 years ago while serving as a Bible translator in Bangladesh. Since then, my involvement in Bible translation has expanded far beyond what I ever dreamed possible. Part of that story comes to light in this volume, but it&#8217;s primary goals include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To help someone understand the necessity of translating the Bible into other languages.<\/li><li>To enable people to know more about the challenges Bible translators face in their labor to provide an accurate and understandable translation.<\/li><li>To provide a method for evaluating English Bible versions more objectively and fairly.<\/li><li>To encourage Bible translation ministry support in local churches.<\/li><li>To give guidance in preparing for a future Bible translation ministry.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_8997-1024x780.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1767\"\/><figcaption>Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kregel.com\/biblical-languages\/understanding-bible-translation\/\"><strong>Kregel<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Understanding-Bible-Translation-Bringing-Contexts\/dp\/0825420253\/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=barrick%2C+understanding+bible+translation&amp;qid=1558125276&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1-fkmrnull\"><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a> (click on links).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_9011-e1558221417603-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1796\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_9012-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1797\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_9014-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1798\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_9016-e1558222007257-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1800\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My latest book, Understanding Bible Translation: Bringing God&#8217;s Word into New Contexts (Kregel Academic, 2019) enters distribution May 28. This project began approximately 25 years ago while serving as a Bible translator in Bangladesh. Since then, my involvement in Bible translation has expanded far beyond what I ever dreamed possible. 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