NT Pod 107: Why Do We Translate New Testament Names the Way We Do?

NT Pod 107 continues the series on Bible translation (see also NT Pod 104: The Synoptic Translation Problem and NT Pod 105: What is Translation Inertia?), focusing on the phenomenon of translating exactly the same name one way if it is an Old Testament character and another way if it is a New Testament character. The examples discussed are Jacob and James, and Judas and Jude:

NT Pod 107: Why Do We Translate New Testament Names the Way We Do? (mp3)

Key texts (in order of mention in the episode):
1 Cor. 1.12, 3.22, 9.5, 15.5Gal. 1.18, 2.7, 2.9, 11, 14John 1.41-2Luke 6.16Acts 1.13Jude 1Mark 6.3 // Matt. 13.55Matt. 1.2-17

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