Theological Seminary to Launch Center for Biblical Translation

December 23, 2022228 views0

Theological Seminary to Launch Center for Biblical Translation

2022-12-23T10:13:19+01:00

By Church News

The Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has recently announced the new Caskey Center for Biblical Text and Translation (CBTT), which will launch in 2023.The CBTT will provide critical biblical translation resources for missionaries and church leaders around the world while also providing residential research associateships for six PhD students.Born out of Southeastern’s commitment to the Bible and the Great Commission, the Caskey Center exists to improve the quality of editions of the Bible in the original languages and to ensure the accuracy and clarity of Bible translations worldwide.“Southeastern is unwaveringly committed to the inspiration, inerrancy, infallibility, authority and sufficiency of God’s word,” shared SEBTS President Danny Akin.“That is why we are delighted to be launching a center solely devoted to accurately translating the word of God from the original languages and resourcing the global church to do the essential work of Bible translation,” he continued.The CBTT is designed to undertake three major initiatives:

Improve the quality of major English Bible translations
Provide resources for Bible translators and translator consultants worldwide
Improve the quality of the critical editions of the Hebrew Old Testament and Greek New Testament.

The center’s research associates will conduct research on various text-critical issues, indexing and transcribing ancient manuscripts of Scripture, writing textual commentary, investigating paratextual features and developing tools to assist others in their research.An important function of the center will be resourcing and educating translators worldwide by making the center’s research and resources available for free online.During its first five years, the center will partner with the Christian Standard Bible translation committee to improve the base translation of the CSB.Research associates will contribute key research and resources for future revisions of the CSB, while also adapting their research into resources for translators and missionaries.ALSO READ Pastor Sanusi Talks on Completion of the Okun Bible