I’m thrilled about my soon-to-arrive translation of the New Testament called The Second Testament: A New Translation. The translation’s publication date is 6 June and you can pre-order it here.
Gregg, there was for me a temptation to revert to Semitic originals but my task was to translate a Greek text, not reconstruct the original Aramaic or Hebrew. So, I stuck with Greek.
Thanks, I wonder if a second edition, if even only digital, might be justified with the Semitic originals for names
As a pastor I’ve more than once had to explain that God knows what we mean. If we baptize in this way, or that, or if we call Jesus, Jesus, and not Yeshua, that God is more than informed of what is happening
Yet the longing remains in me for a translation like this with his first century name
Thanks for your many hours of work on this translation… I look forward to holding it
Difficult decision ahead: do I get the hard copy knowing i prefer that to the Kindle version (and so it goes with The First Testament I already have) or get the Kindle version so it easily goes with me everywhere?
It's about time, is all I can say. What a boost for the serious English Bible student! I'm excited to introduce the translation to the folks in the pews of my congregation. Thanks Scott.
Scot, pre-ordered and anxious to get it!
“What do we gain when we transliterate those names and read Yēsous instead of Jesus?”
I’ve always felt the same regarding Jesus —> Yeshua
If Jesus is a transliteration of Yēsous which is transliteration of Yeshua, is there any reason, other than sticking to Greek, to not insert Yeshua?
The gospel writers as well as other’s occasionally insert other languages into their writing. Was there consideration whether to do that here?
Thanks!
Gregg
Gregg, there was for me a temptation to revert to Semitic originals but my task was to translate a Greek text, not reconstruct the original Aramaic or Hebrew. So, I stuck with Greek.
Thanks, I wonder if a second edition, if even only digital, might be justified with the Semitic originals for names
As a pastor I’ve more than once had to explain that God knows what we mean. If we baptize in this way, or that, or if we call Jesus, Jesus, and not Yeshua, that God is more than informed of what is happening
Yet the longing remains in me for a translation like this with his first century name
Thanks for your many hours of work on this translation… I look forward to holding it
Difficult decision ahead: do I get the hard copy knowing i prefer that to the Kindle version (and so it goes with The First Testament I already have) or get the Kindle version so it easily goes with me everywhere?
Ask an author/translator, get their kind of answer: Why not both?
I love where you landed on the cover color, and wow those endorsements!! 🙌🏻
Congratulations, Scot! I'm eager to read it.
Thank you Wade. I hope it stimulates your Bible reading.
Congratulations and I have it on pre-order.
How exciting
yay!
It's about time, is all I can say. What a boost for the serious English Bible student! I'm excited to introduce the translation to the folks in the pews of my congregation. Thanks Scott.