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In God’s Word as Translation, linguist and Bible translator Dr. Doug Trick discusses the process of translating Scripture. He examines some common assumptions regarding what makes a “good” Bible translation, and he addresses the notion of literalness, exploring whether the idea of a “literal” translation of any language is a valid concept. The course surveys the philosophy of language and then...

that the assumption of universal categories is a myth. But it’s a powerful and pervasive myth. So what I’ve attempted to do in this session is to identify certain cultural features which seem to perpetuate this myth.