מְתֻרְגְּמָן (me⋅tur⋅ge⋅MĀN) is Hebrew for translator. The articles in this series illustrate how a knowledge of the Gospels’ Semitic background can provide a deeper understanding of Jesus’ words and influence the translation process.
Links to the articles in this series are displayed below:
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The Sons of His Will
Christmas brings many carols and cards containing the words from Luke 2:14,…
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Your Money or Your Life
Perhaps the most impressive thing about Jesus’ reply to the question about…
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“Son of Man”: Jesus’ Most Important Title
There is a common thread uniting the views of those who think…
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What Kind of Blessing Is That?
In some cases a more informed understanding of the original setting of…
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Matthew’s Aramaic Glue
Knowledge of the different ways of joining stories in Greek, Hebrew and…
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What Is the Priest Doing? Common Sense and Culture
Common sense is connected to cultural expectations. What is understandable in one…
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“And” or “But”—So What?
Writings that were originally composed in Greek tend to have a higher…
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Pursuing Righteousness
A reconstruction can only be adopted by a theologian or a historian.…
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Inspiration, History and Bible Translation
To believe in the Christian Bible is also to believe in God’s…
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That Small-fry Herod Antipas, or When a Fox Is Not a Fox
We need to start translating “fox” with its proper Hebraic cultural meaning.
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John’s Targumic Allusions
However one translates John 1:17, both clauses should be positively portrayed. After all,…
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Deliver Us From Evil
Just as good poetry can convey multiple allusions, so “Deliver us from…
