70. Translating the Revised English Version (REV) - John Schoenheit, Johnny Barnes

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Venture into the translating world of a small team, a big vision, and a refreshing lack of Trinitarian bias.

RESOURCES

• Trinities 356 - Seminary student takes Trinity class, becomes unitarian - Part 1
• Trinities 357 – Seminary student takes Trinity class, becomes unitarian – Part 2
• Romans 8:28 - "...in all things God works for the good..."
• Spirit & Truth Fellowship International
• American Standard Version of 1901
• Matthew 5:41 - Go the extra mile
• Christianity Today article about translations: When A Word Is Worth A Thousand Complaints (and When It Isn’t) Dec. 21, 2020
• REV website: https://www.revisedenglishversion.com/
• Spirit & Truth (https://spiritandtruthonline.org/)
• New English Translation (has translation notes)
• Regional UCA Conference post
• Call for UCA Conference papers
• Matt. 5:44 - Love your enemies
• Tidings magazine, January 2020. "Conscientious Objection in North America" p.32 (p.40 mentions Arthur Hill)

EPISODE INDEX

• 00:02:33 Interview
• 00:03:14 How Johnny Connected With S&T
• 00:05:25 John Schoenheit’s Early Story
• 00:06:07 Teenager Classes
• 00:06:50 Another Translation
• 00:07:56 Time Investment
• 00:08:31 The Version To Start With
• 00:09:36 Christian Educational Services
• 00:10:26 Targeting Passages
• 00:11:09 Why Is A Good Translation Important
• 00:13:09 Literal Vs. Paraphrase
• 00:14:09 Tie Up Your Literal Translations
• 00:15:48 Going The Extra Mile
• 00:17:14 A Day In The Life...
• 00:20:20 Team Time Dynamics
• 00:20:58 John Might Get Out Voted
• 00:22:43 Lest Ye Choose Woe
• 00:23:32 Time Spent On A Phrase
• 00:24:18 The Value Of Coral
• 00:25:51 Painful Decisions
• 00:27:37 REV Commentary, Structure
• 00:28:44 Understanding Isn't Overabundant
• 00:29:33 External Pressures?
• 00:30:27 Run It Past Marketing
• 00:32:43 Crowdsourcing Peer Review
• 00:34:11 Will It Ever Be Done?
• 00:36:27 Accessing The REV
• 00:38:05 A Previous Printing
• 00:38:33 Not Naming The Translators
• 00:39:52 Commentary and Translation Notes
• 00:41:59 Getting A Hard Copy “Poof”
• 00:43:57 Regional UCA Conferences!
• 00:45:26 Contacting The New Members
• 00:46:10 Mailbag, Cindy G
• 00:46:44 Kerry's Note
• 00:47:37 Tim's Note, Christadelphians
• 00:49:47 Modern Unitarian History Idea
• 00:50:43 Call For Papers
• 00:51:13 Note From Cris
• 00:51:52 Objective Translation List

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