Resources on Bible Translation

Resources by BTF Partners

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4 Nov 2024 interview with Kyle on the It Means What It Means podcast, which was in part about his chapter in the book Islam and the Bible.
24 July 2022 interview on ABWE’s The Missions Podcast with BTF Board Member Steve Meister.
11 May 2022 interview by Todd Pruitt and Carl Trueman on Mortification of Spin with Kyle.
27 August 2021 interview by Andrew Case on Working for the Word with Kyle, about Bible translation and the mission of the church.
16 August 2021 interview by ABWE’s The Missions’ Podcast with Kyle about Bible translation integrated with church planting and strengthening.
1 June 2021 Interview by London Lyceum with Kyle about Bible Translation being primarily a work for the church.
Audio Presentation: “The Pastor-Translator as Exegetical Consultant: Lessons from History on Consultancy Training.” Presentation by Kyle at the 2015 BT Conference in Dallas, TX.
PDF: “Reformation Translating: Lessons from Translation Committees in Wittenberg and Geneva.” Presentation by Kyle at the 2017 BT Conference in Dallas, TX.

Statistics on the Worldwide Status of Bible Transl ation, from Wycliffe Global Alliance.
Andrew Case of Betheden Ministries has as stimulating podcast (Working for the Word) where he explores issues related to Bible translation.
Learn about Scripture engagement at the Forum of Bible Agencies International website.
The Wycliffe Global Alliance resources page has plenty of statistics, tools, media, prayer resources, and other information from the Wycliffe family of organizations.
Great Commission Statistics, including facts on languages and Bible Translation from the Joshua Project.
Translation Standards from the Forum of Bible Agencies International.
A short history of translation in China, from the American Bible Society
Some interesting articles on the history and future of Bible translation, posted by the folks at Lausanne.
The Gateway Languages Strategy is a missiological model that leverages 21st century opportunities to provide all content, training, and tools needed for effective translation of biblical content in the smallest number of Languages of Wider Communication that covers 100% of the languages spoken collectively by the global Church through patterns of multilingualism.
Progress.bible is an SIL initiative to track translation projects. You can get a monthly “Snapshot” for free.
Ethnologue tracks language data.
Here’s a short article about the Reformation, Bible translation, and modern missions.

The NET Bible Study Environment is a fantastic, free online tool for Bible study resources, and one worthy of emulating in future Bible translation projects worldwide when it comes to footnoting the translation team’s decisions.
Learn to study your Bible through Biblearc.com. Includes free Greek, Hebrew, English, Spanish, German, French, and Romanian Bibles, with tons of videos and articles on arcing and bracketing, to learn to trace the flow of thought in a passage. See also John Piper’s method of Biblical exegesis.
The Tyndale House has many resources for Bible study and scholarly research.
Dave Black’s New Testament Greek Portal lists dozens of sites, articles and resources for biblical studies.
Daily Dose of Greek has tons of resources for learning and maintaining your Koine Greek.
NT Greek Resources from Daily Dose of Greek
Daily Dose of Hebrew has tons of resources for learning and maintaining your biblical Hebrew.
Aleph with Beth provides free training in biblical Hebrew using a “communicative” approach. Bethany and Andrew Case (of Betheden Ministries) teach you Hebrew by speaking Hebrew, not via the use of another language.
Alpha with Angela provides free training in Koine Greek using a “communicative” approach. Angela Taylor (of SIL) teaches you Greek by speaking Greek, not via the use of another language.