http://impact.nbseminary.com Mark Naylor's articles on cross-cultural issues, Bible translation etc. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:22:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Both literal or "word for word" translations as well as meaning-based or "thought for thought" translations are legitimate representations of the original biblical manuscripts. Each style of translation has strengths and weaknesses in providing readers access to the content of the biblical writings in their own language. The ... http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/126 NOTE: A companion workshop to these articles is available to multi-ethnic churches that provides information, exercises and interaction to encourage the implementation of those disciplines that promote healthy intercultural relationships. Please contact Mark at mark.naylor@twu.ca Whose rules rule? In the innovative cultural simulation game, Barnga, created by Sivasailam Thiagarajan, groups of people ... http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/123 NOTE: A companion workshop to these articles is available to multi-ethnic churches that provides information, exercises and interaction to encourage the implementation of those disciplines that promote healthy intercultural relationships. Please contact Mark at mark.naylor@twu.ca The High Power Distance / Low Power Distance1 Culture Clash HPD = High Power Distance ... http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/115 NOTE: A companion workshop to these articles is available to multi-ethnic churches that provides information, exercises and interaction to encourage the implementation of those disciplines that promote healthy intercultural relationships. Please contact Mark at mark.naylor@twu.ca The Power Distance Contrast In Pakistan there is a strong tradition of "holy men" who are called ... http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/111 NOTE: A companion workshop to these articles is available to multi-ethnic churches that provides information, exercises and interaction so that those disciplines that promote healthy intercultural relationships can be implemented. Please contact Mark at mark.naylor@twu.ca Multicultural Fragmentation The story of Babel (Gen 11) records the story of the first failure of ... http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/72 Translation seeks Communication When our main translator walked into the translation office last December in Shikarpur, Pakistan, I greeted him with, “I have a problem with heaven.”  He laughed and responded, “Well, if you have trouble with heaven, what’s left? There is not much more to hope for!”  I explained that ... http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/71 section headings ... can be misleading I like section headings in Bible translation.  They are not part of the original text, but added by the translation team to assist the reader in three ways: “1. to help those already familiar with the Bible to find a passage they know; 2. to ... http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/69 The Common hunger of Humanity What we as human beings search for and value in life is the “meaningful” and the “good.” With regard to the “meaningful,” we are always trying to make sense of our world. Hopelessness, which is what we seek to avoid, is the antithesis of the ... http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/68 Three ways to understand the Bible My wife, Karen, heard a message by a young woman with no theological training on Jer 29:11, “I know the plans I have for you….” The young woman spoke of the verse as if it was addressed to us today and talked about the plans ... http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/67 Check out the SISI system – an alternative grassroots approach to engage your community for Christ Canada is not Pakistan Evangelism in Pakistan was easy.  I would occasionally travel in a bus with a pile of tracts in Sindhi with an invitation to visit me printed on the back.1   I would ... http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/53