Bookshelf

Theory and Practice of Bible Translation

• A Guide to Bible Translation: People, Languages, and Topics, ed. Philip A. Noss and Charles S. Houser
• A Handbook for African Mother-Tongue Translators, by Isaac Boaheng
• A Manual for Problem Solving in Bible Translation, by Mildred Larson
• A Theory for Bible Translation: An Optimal Equivalence Model, by James D. Price
• A Translator’s Commentary on Selected Passages, by Eugene A. Nida
• An Essay on the Principles of Bible Translating the Holy Scriptures, by Charles T. E. Rhenius
• Bible, Babel and Babble: The Foundations of Bible Translation, by Scott Munger
• Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles, by Katharine Barnwell
• Bible Translations for Popular Use, by William L. Wonderly
• Bible Translation: Frames of Reference, by Timothy Wilt
• Bible Translation on the Threshold of the Twenty-First Century: Authority, Reception, Culture and Religion, ed. by Athalya Brenner, Jan Willem van Henten
• Biblical Bible Translating, by Charles V. Turner
• By The Word: The priority and process of Bible Translation, by Lynn A. Silvernale
• The Challenge of Bible Translation, ed. Glen G. Scorgie, Mark L. Strauss, Steven M. Voth
• Complete Equivalence in Bible Translation, by James D. Price
• Contexts in Translating, by Eugene A. Nida
• Contextual Frames of Reference in Translation: A Coursebook for Bible Translators and Teachers, by Ernst Wendland
• Discover the Bible, ed. Roger Omanson
• Essays on Biblical Method and Translation, by Edward L. Greenstein
• Ethics and Politics of Translating, by Henri Meschonnic, trans. and ed. Pier-Pascale Boulanger
• Fascinated by Languages, by Eugene A. Nida
• From One Language to Another: Functional Equivalence in Bible Translating, by Jan de Waard, Eugene A. Nida
• God’s Word into English, by Dewey M. Beegle
• Hebrew Poetry in the Bible: A Guide for Understanding and Translating, by Lynell Zogbo and Ernst R. Wendland
• Ideology, Culture, and Translation, ed. Scott S. Elliott and Roland Boer
• Islam and the Bible: Questioning Muslim Idiom Translations, ed. Ayman S. Ibrahim and Ant B. Greenham
• Language, Society, and Bible Translation, by Ernst R. Wendland
• LiFE-Style Translating: A Workbook for Bible Translators, by Ernst Wendland
• Meaning Across Cultures, by Eugene A. Nida, William D. Reyburn
• Meaning-Based Translation: A Guide to Cross-Language Equivalence, by Mildred L. Larson
• Perspectives on Translation and Interpretation in Cameroon, ed. Emmanuel N. Chia, Joseph C. Suh, Alexandre Ndeffo Tene
• Postcoloniality, Translation, and the Bible in Africa, ed. Musa W. Dube and R. S. Wafula
• Principles and Practices of Bible Translation: An Expanded Study Guide for Translators, by John F. Brug
• Problems of New Testament Translation, by Edgar J. Goodspeed
• [Re]Gained in Translation: Bibles, Theologies, and the Politics of Empowerment, eds. Sabine Dievenkorn and Shaul Levin
• [Re]Gained in Translation II: Bibles, Histories, and Struggles for Identity, eds. Sabine Dievenkorn and Shaul Levin
• The Bible through Metaphor and Translation: A Cognitive Semantic Perspective, ed. Kurt Feyaerts
• The Challenge of Translating Truth: Bible Translation–No Easy Matter, by Edward D. Andrews
• The Mandate for Bible Translation: Models of Communication and Translation in Theory and Practice in regard to the Science of Bible Translation, by Eberhard Werner
• The Practice of Translating: Drills for Training Translators, by Jacob A. Loewen
• The Social Sciences and Bible Translation, ed. Dietmar Neufeld
• The Theory and Practice of Translation, by Eugene A. Nida and Charles R. Taber
• The Translation Debate: What Makes a Bible Translation Good?, by Eugene H. Glassman
• The Word: How We Translate the Bible—and Why It Matters, by John Barton
• Toward a Science of Translating, by Eugene A. Nida
• Traduire Sans Trahir: La Théorie de la Traduction et Son Application Aux Textes Bibliques, by Jean-Claude Margot
• Transculturation: The Cultural Factor in Translation and Other Communication Tasks, by R. Daniel Shaw
• Translating the Bible: Problems and Prospects, ed. Stanley E. Porter, Richard Hess
• Translating the Bible, by Frederick C. Grant
• Translating the New Testament: Text, Translation, Theology, ed. Stanley E. Porter, Mark J. Boda
• Translating the Literature of Scripture: A Literary-Rhetorical Approach to Bible Translation, by Ernst R. Wendland
• Translating the Word of God, by John Beekman and John Callow
• Translating Training Manual for Mother Tongue Speakers, ed. Mark Wannemacher
• Translation Problems from A to Z, by Richard C. Blight
• Understanding Bible Translation: Bringing God’s Word into New Contexts, by William D. Barrick

History of Bible Translation

• A History of Bible Translation, ed. Philip A. Noss
• A History of Bible Translation and the North American Contribution, by Harry M. Orlinsky, Robert G. Bratcher
• A History of the British and Foreign Bible Society, by William Canton
• Bible Translation and the Spread of the Church: The Last 200 Years, ed. Philip C. Stine
• Bible Translation in Suriname: An Overview of its History, Translators, and Sources, by Franklin Steven Jabini
• Bible Translations: A History Through Source Documents, by Roland H. Worth, Jr.
• Concepts of Conversion: The Politics of Missionary Scriptural Translations, by Lars Kirkhusmo Pharo
• Early Scriptures of the Gold Coast (Ghana), John David Kwamena Ekem
• For the Gospel’s Sake: The Rise of the Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics, by Boone Aldridge
• God Speaks My Language: A History of Bible Translation in East Africa, by Aloo Osotsi Mojola
• Lighting the lamp on the pathway of life: Bible translating in the languages of Southern Africa, by Eric A. Hermanson
• Principles and Problems of Biblical Translation: Some Reformation controversies and their background, by W. Schwarz
• Taking the Word to the World: 50 Years of the United Bible Societies, by Edwin Hanton Robertson
• The Bible in Translation: Ancient and English Versions, by Bruce Metzger
• The Jewish Reformation: Bible Translation and Middle-Class German Judaism as Spiritual Enterprise, by Michah Gottlieb
• The Modern Arabic Bible: Translation, Dissemination, and Literary Impact, by Rana Issa
• The Multilingual God: Stories of Translation, by Steve Fortosis
• The Murderous History of Bible Translations: Power, Conflict, and the Quest for Meaning, by Harry Freedman
• The Story of Bible Translations, by Max L. Maragolis
• The Word: On the Translation of the Bible, by John Barton
• Translation as Mission: Bible Translation in the Modern Missionary Movement, by William A. Smalley

Bible Translation Periodicals

• The Bible Translator
• Le Sycomore
• The Journal of Translation
• Traducción de la Biblia
• Translation Journal

The Making of Particular Bible Versions

• An Introduction to the Revised Standard Version of the New Testament, by Members of the Revision Committee, Luther A. Weigle, chairman
• An Introduction to the Revised Standard Version of the Old Testament, by Members of the Revision Committee, Luther A. Weigle, chairman
• Bible Translation and the Making of the ESV Catholic Edition, by Mark Giszczak
• Creating and Crafting the Contemporary English Version: A New Approach to Bible Translation, Barclay M. Newman
• HCSB: Navigating the Horizons in Bible Translations, by E. Ray Clendenen, David K. Stabnow
• Introducing the EHV
• New Light and Truth: The Making of the Revised English Bible, Roger Coleman
• NIV: The Making of a Contemporary Translation, ed. Kenneth L. Barker
  • Also published as The Making of the NIV
• Ring of Truth: A Translator’s Testimony, by J. B. Phillips
• The Art of Bible Translation, by Robert Alter
• The ESV and the English Bible Legacy, by Leland Ryken
• The Making of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, by Bruce M. Metzger, Robert C. Dentan, Walter Harrelson
• The New King James Version: In the Great Tradition, Arthur L. Farstad
• The Story of The Voice, by David B. Capes, Chris Seay, James F. Couch, Jr.
• The Translation Process of God’s Word
• The Trials of a Translator, by Ronald Knox

Choosing and Using Different Bible Versions

Bible translations that the author worked on are in parentheses.

• 40 Questions About Bible Translation, by Mark L. Strauss (NIV)
• A Translator’s Freedom: Modern English Bibles and Their Language, by Cecil Hargreaves
• A User’s Guide to Bible Translation: Making the Most of Different Versions, by David Dewey
• Accuracy Defined and Illustrated: An NIV Translator Answers Your Questions, Ken Barker (NIV)
  • Written in response to Robert Martin’s book below
• Accuracy of Translation and the New International Version, by Robert Martin
• Bible Translations, by Don Stewart
• Bible Translations: A Closer Look, by John Rataczak
• Bible Translations: The Link Between Exegesis and Expository Preaching, by Robert L. Thomas (NASB 1977) (From The Masters Seminary Journal)
• Bible Translations Made Easy, by Rose Publishing
• Choosing a Bible: For Worship, Teaching, Study, Preaching, and Prayer, by Donald Krauss
• Choosing a Bible: Understanding Bible Translation Differences, by Leland Ryken (ESV)
• Choosing a Bible Translation, by John J. Pilch
• Choosing Your Bible: Bible Translation Differences, by Edward D. Andrews (Updated ASV)
• Differences Between Bible Versions: Translation Principles, Greek Text-types, and KJV-onlyism, by Gary F. Zeolla (Analytical-Literal Translation)
• Do We Still Need a Literal Bible? Discovering the Truth About Literal Translations, by Don Wilkins (NASB 1995, 2020) and Edward D. Andrews (Updated ASV)
• Encyclopedia of English Language Bible Translations, by Bradford B. Taliaferro
• English Language Bible Translators, by William E. Paul (The New Testament: An Understandable Version)
• How to Choose a Bible Version, by Robert L. Thomas (NASB 1977)
• How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth: A Guide to Understanding and Using Bible Versions, by Gordon D. Fee (NIV) and Mark L. Strauss (NIV)
• How to Choose Your Bible Wisely, Alan S. Duthie
  • Earlier book entitled Bible Translations and How to Choose Between Them
• One Bible, Many Versions: Are All Translations Created Equal? by Dave Brunn
• Problems in Bible Translations, by General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
• So Many Versions? 20th Century Versions of the English Bible, by Sakae Kubo and Walter F. Specht
• The Bible in English Translation: An Essential Guide, by Steven M. Sheeley, Robert N. Nash, Jr.
• The Bible in Translation: Ancient and English Versions, by Bruce M. Metzger (NRSV)
• The Complete Guide to Bible Translation: Bible Translation Choices and Translation Principles, by Edward D. Andrews (Updated ASV)
• The Complete Guide to Bible Translations, by Ron Rhodes
• The English Bible from KJV to NIV: A History and Evaluation, by Jack P. Lewis (NIV)
• The Essential Guide to Bible Translations, by Philip W. Comfort (NLT)
  • Earlier version entitled The Complete Guide to Bible Versions
• The New Translations of the Bible, by Edwin Hanton Robertson
• The Word of God: A Guide to English Versions of the Bible, edited by Lloyd R. Bailey, Sr.
  • Contributions from Robert G. Bratcher (GNB), Roger A. Bullard (GNB), Keith R. Crim (GNB), Walter J. Harrelson (RSV), Bruce M. Metzger (RSV), Barclay M. Newman, Jr. (GNB), Eugene A. Nida, James D. Smart, William F. Stinespring, and Bruce Vawter (NAB)
• The Word of God in English: Criteria for Excellence in Translation, by Leland Ryken (ESV)
• Translating the Bible: Choosing and Using an English Version, by R. T. France (NIV)
• Understanding English Bible Translation: The Case for an Essentially Literal Approach, by Leland Ryken (ESV)
• What’s In A Version?, by Henry Neufeld
• Which Bible Translation Should I Use? A Comparison of 4 Major Recent Versions, ed. Andreas Köstenberger (HCSB) and David A. Croteau
  • The English Standard Version (ESV), by Wayne Grudem
  • The New International Version (NIV), by Douglas J. Moo
  • The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB), by E. Ray Clendenen
  • The New Living Translation (NLT), by Philip W. Comfort
• Why is My Choice of a Bible Translation So Important?, by Wayne Grudem (ESV) with Jerry Thacker

Inclusive Language in Bible Translation

• Biblical Revelation and Inclusive Language, A Report on Theology and Church Relations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
• Distorting Scripture? The Challenge of Bible Translation and Gender Accuracy, by Mark L. Strauss (NIV)
• Gender in Translation, by Sherry Simon
• The Gender-Neutral Bible Controversy: Muting the Masculinity of God’s Words, by Vern Poythress (ESV) and Wayne Grudem (ESV)
• Valiant or Virtuous? Gender Bias in Bible Translation, by Suzanne McCarthy
• The Inclusive-Language Debate: A Plea for Realism, by D. A. Carson

King James Version

• KJV Only
  • A More Sure Word: Which Bible Can You Trust? by R. B. Ouellette
  • Final Authority: A Christian’s Guide to the King James Bible, by William P. Grady
  • God Only Wrote One Bible, by Jasper James Ray
  • Let’s Weigh the Evidence: Which Bible is the Real Word of God? by Barry Burton
  • New Age Bible Translations, by Gail A. Riplinger
  • The Case for the King James Bible: A Summary of the Evidence and Argument, by D. A. Waite
  • The “Errors” in the King James Bible, by Peter S. Ruckman
• Against KJV Only
  • Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible, by Mark Ward
  • The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust Modern Translations? by James R. White
  • The King James Version Debate: A Plea for Realism, by D. A. Carson
• Confessional Bibliology
  • John Owen on Scripture: Authority, Inspiration, Preservation, by Jeffrey T. Riddle
  • Today’s Christian & The Church’s Bible: A Time to Return to the Authorized Version, by Theodore P. Letis
    • Originally published as A New Hearing for the Authorized Version
  • Why I Preach from the Received Text: An Anthology of Essays by Reformed Ministers, edited by Jeffrey T. Riddle and Christian M. McShaffrey

Linguistics and the Bible

• Biblical Lexicology: Hebrew and Greek, edited by Eberhard Bons, Jan Joosten and Regine Hunziker-Rodewald
• Biblical Words and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics, by Moisés Silva
• Introduction to Semantics and Translation with special reference to Bible translation, Katharine Barnwell
• Lexicography and Translation, ed. Johannes P. Louw
• Linguistics & Biblical Interpretation, by Peter Cotterell, Max Turner
• Man and Message: A Guide to Meaning-Based Text Analysis, by Kathleen Callow
• The Semantics of Biblical Language, by James Barr
• Greek New Testament
  • Biblical and Ancient Greek Linguistics (periodical)
  • Discourse Analysis and Other Topics in Biblical Greek, ed. Stanley E. Porter and D. A. Carson
  • Discourse Analysis of the New Testament Writings, ed. Todd A. Scacewater
  • Discourse Features of New Testament Greek: A Coursebook on the Information Structure of New Testament Greek, by Stephen H. Levinsohn
  • Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament: A Practical Introduction for Teaching and Exegesis, by Steven E. Runge
  • Lexical Semantics of the Greek New Testament, by Eugene A. Nida, Johannes P. Louw
  • Linguistic Analysis of the Greek New Testament: Studies in Tools, Methods, and Practice, by Stanley E. Porter
  • Linguistics and New Testament Greek: Key Issues in the Current Debate, ed. David Alan Black, Benjamin L. Merkle
  • Linguistics for Students of New Testament Greek: A Survey of Basic Concepts and Applications, by David Alan Black
  • Semantics of New Testament Greek, by J. P. Louw
• Hebrew Bible
  • Advances in Biblical Hebrew Linguistics: Data, Methods, and Analyses, ed. Adina Moshavi, Tania Notarius
  • Biblical Hebrew and Discourse Linguistics, ed. Robert D. Bergen
  • Linguistic Analysis of Biblical Hebrew, by Sue Groom

Bible Translation and Discourse Analysis

• Discourse Considerations in Translating the Word of God, Kathleen Callow
• Discourse Analysis and Bible Translation, by Stephen H. Levinsohn with Steve Nicolle and Tim Stirtz
• Holistic Discourse Analysis, by Robert E. Longacre and Shin Ja J. Hwang
• Manual of Discourse Workshops for Mother Tongue Translators, by Carla Bartsch
• Narrative Discourse Analysis and Bible Translation, by Steve Nicolle
• Self-Instruction Materials on Narrative Discourse Analysis, by Stephen H. Levinsohn
  • 2015 version: Self-Instruction Materials on Narrative Discourse Analysis
• Self-Instruction Materials on Non-Narrative Discourse Analysis, by Stephen H. Levinsohn
  • 2015 version: Self-Instruction Materials on Non-Narrative Discourse Analysis
• The Grammar of Discourse, by Robert E. Longacre

Bible Translation and Relevance Theory

• A Complementary Approach to the Interpretation and Translation of Biblical Metaphors, by Peter Kamande Thuo
• Bible Translation and Relevance Theory: The Translation of Titus, by Kevin Gary Smith
• Bible Translation Basics: Communicating Scripture in a Relevant Way, by Harriet Hill, et. al.
• Relevance Theory: A Guide to Successful Communication in Translation, by Ernst-August Gutt
• The Bible at Cultural Crossroads: From Translation to Communication, by Harriet Hill
• Translating the English Bible: From Relevance to Deconstruction, by Philip Goodwin
• Translation and Relevance: Cognition and Context, by Ernst-August Gutt

Skopostheorie and Functionalism

• Translating as a Purposeful Activity: Functionalist Approaches Explained, Christiane Nord
• Towards a General Theory of Translational Action: Skopos Theory Explained, Katharina Reiß, Hans J. Vermeer

Translation Studies

• A Companion to Translation Studies, ed. Sandra Bermann, Catherine Porter
• Contemporary Translation Theories, Edwin Gentzler
• A Critical Introduction to Translation Studies, Jean Boase-Beier
• A Textbook of Translation, Peter Newmark
• Beyond Descriptive Translation Studies, ed. Anthony Pym, Miriam Shlesinger, Daniel Simeoni
• Descriptive Translation Studies – and beyond, Gideon Toury
• Dictionary of Translation Studies, Mark Shuttleworth
• Enlarging Translation, Empowering Translators, Maria Tymoczko
• Exploring Translation Theories, Anthony Pym
• Handbook of Translation Studies, ed. Yves Gambier, Luc Van Doorslaer
• In Other Words: A Coursebook on Translation, by Mona Baker
• In Translation: Translators on Their Work and What It Means, ed. Esther Allen, Susan Bernofsky
• Introducing Translation Studies: Theories and Applications, by Jeremy Munday
• Key Terms in Translation Studies, Giuseppe Palumbo
• Memes of Translation: The Spread of Ideas in Translation Theory, Andrew Chesterman
• Mouse or Rat? Translation as Negotiation, Umberto Eco
• Postcolonial Translation: Theory and Practice, ed. Susan Bassnett, Harish Trivedi
• Rethinking Translation: Discourse, Subjectivity, Ideology, ed. Lawrence Venuti
• Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, ed. Mona Baker, Gabriela Saldanha
• Similarity and Difference in Translation, ed. Stefano Arduini, Robert Hodgson Jr.
• Teaching and Researching Translation, Basil Hatim
• The Oxford Handbook of Translation Studies, ed. Kirsten Malmkjær, Kevin Windle
• The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies, ed. Carmen Millán, Francesca Bartrina
• The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies and Linguistics, ed. Kirsten Malmkjær
• The Translation Studies Reader, ed. Lawrence Venuti
• The Translator’s Invisibility: A History of Translation, Lawrence Venuti
• Translation: A Very Short Introduction, Matthew Reynolds
• Translation: An Advanced Resource Book for Students, Basil Hatim, Jeremy Munday
• Translation and Text Transfer: An Essay on the Principles of Intercultural Communication, Anthony Pym
• Translation/History/Culture: A Sourcebook, ed. André Lefevere
• Translation: Theory and Practice, Tension and Independence, ed. Mildred L. Larson
• Translation Studies, Susan Bassnett