{"id":4528,"date":"2011-06-16T10:39:39","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T14:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/ian-fallis\/?p=4528"},"modified":"2011-06-16T10:39:39","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T14:39:39","slug":"%e2%80%98interesting-quandaries%e2%80%99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/ian-fallis\/2011\/06\/16\/%e2%80%98interesting-quandaries%e2%80%99\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Interesting quandaries\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Naomi<\/a>
Naomi Christenson at a Sekadau wedding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Where are you in your Bible reading these days?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m in Ephesians, and I have to say there\u2019s a lot in those six short chapters.<\/p>\n

So I understand what Cori Gervasi and Naomi Christenson are going through as they help polish a teaching draft of Ephesians in the Sekadau language.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a brain-twisting exercise to search for words to accurately and dynamically communicate all that is packed into this tiny book,\u201d Naomi wrote.<\/p>\n

Most translators start with something more straightforward, such as the Gospel of Mark or a book of history from the Old Testament. But Cori and Naomi have started with Ephesians so Sekadau leaders-in-training have material to teach from.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlong the way we’ve run into some interesting quandaries,\u201d Naomi wrote. \u201cPaul addresses some heavy issues: the unity of the Jews and Gentiles, the mystery of Christ, the church described as a house and as a bride. It has been stretching to think through these concepts in Sekadau.\u201d<\/p>\n

The vocabulary is challenging as well.<\/p>\n

Ephesians 5:5 refers to \u201ca greedy person.\u201d \u201cWould you believe \u2026 we are still searching for a word that means greedy?\u201d Naomi wrote. \u201cSo far we have to use a whole sentence to describe a person who always wants more, who is not satisfied with what he has.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sekadau language seems to lack a word or a term for glorious, which is needed for Ephesians 5:27\u2019s \u201ca glorious church.\u201d The closest Cori and Naomi have been able to come is mancilang<\/em>, which means \u201cshiny.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShould we use it or would it mean, \u2018a shiny church?\u2019\u201d Naomi wrote.<\/p>\n

Ephesians 6:18 refers to praying with persistence.\u201d But \u201cwe have yet to nail a word that communicates this. This makes us wonder, should we just come at it from a different angle, like never giving up, never stopping?\u201d<\/p>\n

All this has Cori and Naomi glad they\u2019re part of a team.<\/p>\n

\u201cPaul Gervasi [Cori\u2019s father] does the initial draft and Cori and I put our minds together on polishing it up,\u201d Naomi wrote. \u201cThen Cori and I check it with our friend Ine’ Cintya in the village. I’ve been blessed be working with such a gifted team.\u201d<\/p>\n

That teamwork goes beyond what happens in a village in Indonesia. Julie and I are part of the team that makes their work possible, and you\u2019re part of the team that makes our work possible. Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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