Studies in Greek Language & Linguistics…
It is sort of taken as a given in grammars that the perfects in these two languages are different, but there is surprisingly little discussion of exactly what that means or how they are different.
Pro-tips for surviving without alcohol in a barren land from Cyrus the Great.
Wherein σκύβαλον becomes a much larger problem in cities compared to out on the farm.
Compounding and Cogntive Processes in Word Formation with ὑδροποτέω and its relatives: Discussions of lexical semantics often make assumptions about how meaning works: that the meaning of a word is compositional, the sum-total of its parts. Sometimes this assumption is intentional (structuralist semantics). Other times, it is merely a result of a folk understanding of... Continue Reading →
Metaphor and analogy drive much (all) of semantic change. The text is from 4 Macc 2:2-3 2 ταύτῃ γοῦν ὁ σώφρων Ιωσηφ ἐπαινεῖται, ὅτι διανοίᾳ περιεκράτησεν τῆς ἡδυπαθείας. 3 νέος γὰρ ὢν καὶ ἀκμάζων πρὸς συνουσιασμὸν ἠκύρωσε τῷ λογισμῷ τὸν τῶν παθῶν οἶστρον. I was reading 4 Maccabees in Greek this evening and was reminded... Continue Reading →
Douglas Moo confirmed my own thoughts from months ago: Translating the New Testament: Text, Translation, Theology, where I questioned the benefit of a book on translation that doesn't include any professional translators. The volume does not claim to offer (and does not, in fact, offer) any kind of unifying perspective. I found several of the essays... Continue Reading →
Since when I first posted this, it was tagged onto another (related) post, I thought it would be good to provide the same discussion in a more independent format. In general, the public has been dumbed down how the process of translation, how translation is done, and how language and meaning works. I attribute this... Continue Reading →
Why in the world is it a strength for a translation to be made within the Tyndale & KJV stream of tradition???
Eerdmans just published: Translating the New Testament: Text, Translation, Theology Series: McMaster New Testament Studies Stanley E. Porter (editor), Mark J. Boda (editor) And I'm seriously considering requesting a review copy -- though Eerdmans seems to be much more picky about who it sends review copies to. But I'll probably give it a try. At... Continue Reading →
