The Bible Translation Podcast
This podcast takes a deeper look into the world of Bible translation, learning more about how it works, the challenges it faces, and the people that are involved in it. The host Jack Campbell is a linguist with Wycliffe Bible Translators.
Podcasting since 2021 • 13 episodes
The Bible Translation Podcast
Latest Episodes
Orthography - How to Write an Unwritten Language
Have you ever wondered what it takes to write down a language for the first time? In this episode, we interview Mike Cahill, the Orthography Services Coordinator for SIL. He helps us walk through the factors that need to be considered when crea...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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30:16
Oral Bible Translation with Kris Toler
This month's episode covers Oral Bible Translation, the method of translation that maintains an oral format in order to put the Bible out in an audio format. This is different than oral story-telling! In our discussion with Kris Toler, we talk ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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28:58
What is Language Survey?
In this episode, we're talking with Jed Carter, a language surveyist working in Papua New Guinea. He shares with us that, although the work of language survey is necessarily research-oriented, it also must be very relational in order to be succ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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34:22
Engaging Diaspora Communities
People all over the world are moving away from their language communities to find safety or simply for more opportunities. This diaspora is allowing access to languages that would otherwise be unreachable by outsiders. In this episode we are ta...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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30:28
Linguistics for Bible Translation (with Aaron Wade)
In this episode, we talk with Aaron Wade, a linguist working in Papua New Guinea. He helps us understand why having a good linguistic base for a language is critical for Bible translation. This includes creating a good orthography (writing syst...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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31:57