The Process - Part 1: What is a Language?

01/13/21 • 36 min

This is the first episode in a series exploring the process of Bible translation. In this episode, we talk to Gary Simons and Dave Eberhard, who are the lead editors of the Ethnologue, the largest and most trusted language database in the world. We will explore how we define a language and how we can classify languages in a meaningful way. Ultimately this will lead to strategic decisions about starting Bible translation projects.
Resources from this episode:
The Ethnologue

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The Process - Part 2: Scripture for Every Person

This is the second episode in our series about the process of Bible translation. We are continuing our conversation with Gary Simons and Dave Eberhard, two of the editors of the language database called the Ethnologue. In this episode, we begin to narrow down the questions we need to be asking about starting a Bible translation project. Who needs one? What's the best way to get them access to Scripture? And what impact will this have on their language? Our goal is to get Scripture to every person, not necessarily every language. Join us as we discuss what that means and how that plays out.
Some resources from the episode:
Wycliffe Global Alliance Statistics Infographic

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