English Bible Translations dataset
Sean Boisen
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Is this meant to be for contemporary English language Bibles aimed at Protestants, or will it be broader in scope in one way or another?0
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@davidtaylorjr And are we looking at top five, top ten, top 20...?0
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@SineNomine current scope is English translations from perhaps Tyndale to the present, though I expect the greatest interest will be in more contemporary translations plus a few others. It is not limited to Bibles aimed at Protestants.
We're currently planning to cover about 20 translations, which could be expanded given sufficient interest and capacity.0 -
@davidtaylorjr Usage in Logos.0
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@sean-boisen-11 Ok that would make sense and at least would be objective data to at least the userbase being targeted.0
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@sean-boisen-11 That makes sense. Choosing based on usage in Logos (and Verbum) makes sense as well. That said, one other thing to potentially keep in mind is liturgical usage. People like to know about the Bibles their churches use in public worship.0
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It seems to me that such as set should include (a) most influential (b) approved by churches for use/liturgical use (c) most referenced in Logos/Verbum resources and finally (d) popularity. Reasonable data for each of these categories is available with a bit of effort and users are sure to let you know of omissions.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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We're currently focusing on (c) and (d): i expect those overlap some with (a) and (b).
In any subset like this, somebody is bound to object that their favorite translation didn't make the cut. We can always do a second volume with more Bibles if there's sufficient interest to justify the effort.0 -
I would much prefer a much broader request including historically important translations regardless of popularity as well as all translations referred to in FL resources
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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