In this episode we continue our discussion of the "all rights reserved" copyright mentality and tackle the final hindrances/objections to embracing the open licensing of biblical content and resources. Once again, I quote and paraphrase primarily from Letting Go by Tim Jore.

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In this episode we continue our discussion of the copyright mentality and tackle two more common hindrances/objections to embracing the open licensing of biblical content and resources. In this episode I quote and paraphrase primarily from Letting Go by Tim Jore.

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Hardly anyone is talking about this, so I was compelled to dedicate several episodes to the subject. The global Church needs biblical resources and the tools to do sustainable Bible translation, but our Western, paternalistic copyright laws are keeping many people in a state theological famine. In this episode we take the time to begin carefully thinking through the implications of open licenses to biblical content, as well as all the major objections to the creative commons paradigm. In this episode I quote and paraphrase primarily from Letting Go by Tim Jore.

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Julia Woods kindly joins us in this episode to talk about the exciting things going on in remote places you may never get to see. Even if for nothing else, listen to this episode to experience the samples of Siberian throat-singing!

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Get a free copy of my novel as an audio book here.  In this episode we talk about a verse you may never have noticed in the KJV that seems to have translators scratching their heads.  We also discuss some of the inflammatory history of the Septuagint (LXX), the Greek translation of the Old Testament.  

Book quoted: The Murderous History of Bible Translations

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In this episode we have the pleasure of meeting Brian Kelly, to have a conversation about oral Bible translation and how we can change our paradigm to reach oral communities. You can also watch a video presentation from Brian about oral translation strategies here.

Don't Throw the Book at Them by Harry Box

The Network of Biblical Storytellers

The International Orality Network

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In today's episode we explore a paper by Tim Jore from unfoldingWord in which we are challenged to reevaluate the current status quo paradigm of translation consultants and the future of Bible translation. 

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Daniel Whitenack joins us to talk about how he uses his wide range of technological skills for the Kingdom of God. Check out his podcast Practical AI.

What are some of the challenging passages and terms to translate in the book of Exodus? In today's episode we talk about orienting a translation team for the translation of a book to make the process smoother and more accurate.  

The article I referenced on the meaning of "holiness" can be found here.

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Dr. Stephen Dempster joins us to talk about how he has spent sabbatical time volunteering in Cameroon to help train local translation personnel. Check out his books Dominion and Dynasty and Micah.