The New Testament as we know it today is many translations removed from the original Greek, and each translation has been conditioned by the historical circumstances under which it was written. That goes for the original, too. A few years ago, translator and retired professor of comparative literature Willis Barnstone decided it was time for a new translation that would be true to the Greek in which it was first written, but also true to the context in which it was written, and the people it was written about. He and host Dean Olsher reflect on this radical project. Produced by Curtis Fox.
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