Episode 58: Translation Frustration

Data Over Dogma

Data Over Dogma Media, LLC

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

When people say they've read "the Bible," what do they mean? Well generally what they DON'T mean is that they read source texts in their original languages. Most of us don't have the time or desire to learn how to read ancient Hebrew or Greek, so we're at the mercy of other people to figure out how to render the two thousand plus year old writings into our language. That leaves us with a problem: how do we know which translation to use? This week, Dr Dan is going to give the low-down on the many, many translations and version we have. We'll talk about why different versions popped up, and what the biases and goals of the various translators might have been. And we'll give specific examples of the differences between versions, exploring the massive difference a small word choice can have. For early access to an ad-free version of every episode of Data Over Dogma, exclusive content, and an opportunity to support our work, please consider becoming a monthly patron at: https://www.patreon.com/DataOverDogma Follow us on the various social media places: https://www.facebook.com/DataOverDogmaPod https://www.twitter.com/data_over_dogma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	My name is Greg Jackson. I'm a PhD holding historian, a professor, and the
0:04.9	creator of history that doesn't suck. A podcast that makes legit
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0:20.0	With more than 100 episodes, you can already binge listen your way from 1776 to the early 20th century.
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0:28.0	So Tindel translated the New Testament in English 1525, 26. This was still considered
0:39.0	problematic.
0:40.0	Bordering on heretical? Well, it resulted in him being burned at the stake.
0:45.0	Okay, so yeah, not just bordering on.
0:47.3	It was only a couple years after he was executed
0:50.5	that they were like, you know what, I think're going to go with this English Bible thing.
0:55.0	History is just littered with people who were killed for their work and then later everybody
1:01.1	was like no this is the good stuff yeah just stick with this
1:09.3	Hey everybody I'm Dan McClellan and I'm Dan Beecher and you are listening to the
1:14.2	Data Over Dogma podcast where we increase public access to the academic study of
1:18.4	the Bible and religion and we and just screw it all up.
1:33.4	Here's the thing.
1:34.4	We, yeah, it's easier to, I don't know,
1:37.0	is it easier to combat the spread of a concept
1:39.8	rather than the concept itself?
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