Sending out the 12

Today I’ve been working on translating the passages about Jesus commissioning the 12 for their Galilean tour (Mark 3:13-19, Matt 10:1-5). See the first part on http://toddlprice.com/bible-translation/

Where were the demonized men?

I’ve been translating Matthew 8:28-34 and the parallel passages, Mark 5:1-20 and Luke 8:26-39. Three different names are used for the region in which this story takes place. See the translation and notes at http://toddlprice.com/bible-translation/

Translation point

It is interesting how many times what is one word in one language requires multiple words in another language. I was reminded of this today when translating Matthew 8:26 for Bosnian: what we have to render as “you of little faith” is just one word in NT Greek, ὀλιγόπιστοι and also in Bosnia “malovjerni” (meaningContinue reading “Translation point”

Organizing my thoughts for the thesis

This morning I have been working on organizing my thoughts and writing up some parameters for my thesis, specifically which words I will be examining in Greek for my thesis (what we call a ‘dissertation’ in the US). I’d appreciate prayer for wisdom and efficiency as I work on this. Thanks!

Elizabeth got her permit

Elizabeth got her driver’s permit 15 minutes ago! She’s pretty excited! I really like this picture because if you look closely you can see a smiling, proud mommy in the mirror!