Scot McKnight - The Second Testament
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In this episode, Kenny chats with Scot McKnight about his latest publication - The Second Testament - a new Bible translation of the New Testament. Enjoy!
Episode 21 Outline:- Start-01:37 - Introduction.
- 01:37-04:20 - Welcome to Scot and 3 questions.
- 04:29-13:39 - What was your motivation for The Second Testament behind the translation project? How does this Bible translation differ from other more familiar ones? How have you resisted compromise by staying close to the Greek text?
- 13:48-28:33 - When translating from the Greek, how do you consider the history of established English tranlations in the process? Was this familiarity an issue for you? Your use of 'new' words for well-known ones, is very interesting, so how did you make these decisions? Discussing examples of these, including 1 Cor 11.
- 28:41-36:10 - As a translator, you make certain decisions that have consequences, so how do you make the choice in a faithful way? For those who don't speak or read Greek, how can you reassure them that the translation process is being faithful to the text?
- 36:18-End - Close and further information.
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