Category Archives: Translation

The Deceit of Metaphor & the Revelation of the Divine Name (Exodus 3)

Posted on 16 June 2014 by fputnam

deceit of metaphor This paper introduces conceptual metaphor, applies the insights of conversational analysis and cognitive linguistics to the conversation between YHWH and Moses in Exodus 3, and explains the divine reticence at self-revelation as motivated by the desire to … Continue reading →

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Of Bears & Fools (Proverbs 21.17)

Posted on 16 June 2014 by fputnam

Pr 17 12 A study of the puzzling mis-translation of Proverbs 17.12 and a suggested rendering.

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Whose Story is It? Genesis 44 in NLT

Posted on 12 June 2014 by fputnam

Gn 44 – whose story This paper presents a textlinguistic analysis of the Hebrew text of Gn 44.1-13, and then compares the results of this to the same verses in the New Living Translation (first edition) in order to ask … Continue reading →

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Answer Key to Learning & Reading Biblical Hebrew, chs. 1-18

Posted on 12 June 2014 by fputnam

Textbook Answer Key, chs. 1-18 : An answer key to the first eighteen chapters of Learning & Reading Biblical Hebrew (unpublished).

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A New Grammar of Biblical Hebrew (pre-publication version)

Posted on 12 June 2014 by fputnam

Learning & Reading Biblical Hebrew This file contains the complete text (pdf) of a pre-publication version of A New Grammar of Biblical Hebrew, now published by Sheffield Phoenix (2010).

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In a Pig’s Nose!

Posted on 10 June 2014 by fputnam

Pr 11 22 – Frozen Renderings The traditional (and unanimous) renderings of Proverbs 11.22 are misleading, suggesting that the deficiency lies in the woman’s ability to discern error; examining the Hebrew text reveals that she is willfully ignorant, rejecting opportunities … Continue reading →

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Why Translation Matters

Posted on 10 June 2014 by fputnam

Translating Metaphors This short paper demonstrates how a literal translation from Biblical Hebrew to English can hide a metaphor that would have been (nearly) explicit to its original audience.

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