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More than meets the eye

Share I alluded yesterday to the breadth of operations that Wycliffe Bible Translators are involved in. Well, the results of these operations are broader than you may first expect too. Examples of the impact of translation work can be found … Continue reading

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Where there’s more going on than meets the eye

Share In the Bible the book of Psalms is a collection of poetry. Originally written in Hebrew, our translation into English misses out some of the beauty and technical skill of the original compositions. Philip Hewer recently wrote about the … Continue reading

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“Incarnation and translation” – A devotion for the Window on Wycliffe (WOW) course

Share Yesterday morning (Wednesday) I was responsible for leading devotions for the group taking part in the Window on Wycliffe (WOW) course. We were looking at God’s incarnation in Jesus Christ and this being a translation of who God is … Continue reading

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Ethnologue, 16th edition: reveals the alarming rate at which languages are dying

Share It’s mind expanding to even take one moment to think about what is involved in mapping every language group in the world. In the UK we rarely come into contact with established groups that speak anything other than English. … Continue reading

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