Publications

The Nida Institute pursues a vibrant publishing agenda reflecting its commitment to investigating the wide-ranging issues that shape contemporary understandings of Bible translation. We are committed to the publication and dissemination of papers presented at conferences in which we have participated, and we regularly assist with the editorial development of relevant works by translation specialists and biblical scholars.

The Bible in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Howard Clark Kee. New York: American Bible Society, 1993. (Conference sponsored by ABS in Philadelphia, 1991)

From One Medium to Another: Basic Issues for Communicating the Scriptures in New Media, edited by Robert Hodgson and Paul A. Soukup, S.J.  Kansas City, Mo.: Sheed & Ward, 1997.

Fidelity and Translation: Communicating the Bible in New Media, edited by Paul A. Soukup, S.J. and Robert Hodgson. Franklin, Wis.: Sheed & Ward, 1999. (Conference sponsored by ABS in New York, September 1995, and Merida, Mexico, May 1997.)

Critical Thinking and the Bible in the Age of New Media, edited by Charles M. Ess. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 2004. (Conference sponsored by ABS entitled “New Voices, New Views: Thinking about Bible Study in the Twenty-first Century, February 11, 2000, New York.)

Similarity and Difference in Translation: Proceedings of the International Conference on Similarity and Translation, edited by Stefano Arduini and Robert Hodgson. Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, Second edition, 2007. (Conference sponsored by ABS in New York, May/June 2001.)

Let the Words Be Written: The Lasting Influence of Eugene A. Nida, by Philip C. Stine. Atlanta, Ga.: Society of Biblical Literature, 2004. Also available in Chinese, Simon Wong, translator.

New Paradigms for Bible Study: The Bible in the Third Millennium, edited by Robert M. Fowler, Edith Blumhofer, and Fernando F. Segovia. T & T Clark Publishers, Ltd., 2004. (Futuring the Scriptures: The Bible for Tomorrow’s Publics Conference sponsored by ABS in New York, February 1999.)

Translation Criticism--The Potentials and Limitations: Categories and Criteria for Translation Quality Assessment, by Katharina Reiss, trans. E. Rhodes (New York and Manchester: American Bible Society and St. Jerome Publications, 2000)

A History of Bible Translation, edited by Philip A. Noss. Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2007. (A collection of interrelated articles written by an international team of biblical scholars and Bible translation professionals covering two millennia of Bible translation work, from the LXX and Targums to present-day, post-colonial work in the Global South.)

Translation and the Machine: Technology, Meaning, Praxis, edited by Steven Berneking and Scott S. Elliott. Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2008. (Papers from the "Translating with Computer Assisted Technology: Changes in Research, Teaching, Evaluation" conference co-sponsored by ABS and the University of Rome, held in Rome, April 14-15, 2004.)

Forthcoming Titles

Translation that Openeth the Window: Reflections on the History and Legacy of the King James Bible Translation , edited by David G. Burke. (Papers from Symposia sponsored by the American Bible Society and the Society of Biblical Literature in Atlanta, Georgia, November 21, 2003 and in New York City, June 25-26, 2004.) Winter 2008/09.