Translations
Articles and pages discussing the origins, transmission, and translation of the Bible, including ancient MSS, specific historical Bible translations, issues of textual criticism, and the Bible translation movement.
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(1526) The Tyndale New Testament
In 1526, William Tyndale became the first person to translate the New Testament from the original Greek into English. Just a decade later, he was strangled and then burned at the stake on October 6, 1536. His crime? His belief that Scripture ought to be accessible to the common man. His dying words were, “Lord,…
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A Taste of Translation (Pt. 2)
September 2022: A foreign cult rears its head deep in the jungles of PNG, syncretism surfaces in the church, and the Mubami get a taste of God’s Word in their language.
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Is Seminary training really necessary?
Occasionally, people ask us whether studying Greek and Hebrew is really necessary in preparation for Bible translation. After all, as believers, we have access to the Holy Spirit whom Jesus promises will “guide [us] into all the truth.” (Jn 16:13, ESV) And, we also have unprecedented access to numerous reliable English translations, study Bibles, and commentaries.