Poetry and Translation

Curated by Tim Muehlhoff Perspective-­taking is entering a person’s viewpoint to understand the moments or experiences that have shaped them. The ancient writer states that a person’s thoughts reside in “deep waters” (Proverbs 20:5 NIV). Poetry is a wonderful way to surface some of those thoughts that are often hard to put into prose. The…

The First Nations Version presents the Scriptures through the perspective of Native North American storytellers who view Jesus and biblical truth through their own rich cultural lens and language. “Our priority,” state the editors, “has been to maintain the accuracy of the translation and its faithfulness to the intended meaning of the biblical writers within…