Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles, Fourth Edition

by Katharine Barnwell

Bible An Introductory
Course in Translation Principles continues
to provide crucial, practical training



for those preparing to translate
the Bible or contribute to Bible translation in other ways.



The fourth edition of this classic
textbook is a leading voice in addressing the following developments in the



Bible translation



• The priority of oral
communication and its value in draft ing, testing, and polishing draft
translations.



• The availability of soft ware and
online resources specifi cally designed for Bible translation; exercises and



assignments include practice in the
use of these resources.



• The increase in Old Testament
translation projects worldwide; more examples and exercises from the Old



Testament are included.



• The value of partnership and
teamwork in translation projects, recognizing the diff erent gift s, skills,
and



roles of those involved, helping
each team member to serve eff ectively as a member of a team.



• The involvement of local churches
and community in the translation process; planning for local



responsibility, ownership and
sustainability as fully as possible in each translation project.



• The importance of ongoing
training for translators, including training translators to train others and



preparing capable translators to
serve as translation consultants in due time.



The materials are designed for the
classroom but are also suitable for self-study, for example, by those who are



already qualifi ed in biblical
languages and exegetical skills and are training as translation consultants. A
companion



Teacher’s Manual is also available.



Documents, references, and links to
videos and other published works can be found online



publications.sil.org/bibletranslation....



Bible An Introductory
Course in Translation Principles has
previously been translated in whole or



in part into French, Hindi,
Indonesian, Kannada, Malagasy, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Portuguese, Russian,



Slovak, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil,
and Telugu. For information on translation or republishing,



sil.org/resources/publications/about/....

294 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 7, 2022