Found in Translation

Welcome to the third season of Found in Translation ! In this episode we begin the first chapter in Paul's letter to the church in Galatia, as rendered by the Translator himself, Brandon Johnson. We discuss: desire vs will , designated for destruction vs accursed , presuppositions of the precepts passed down vs traditions , how to talk about your relatives, and more! ... Translation (Google Do...

Welcome to the third season of Found in Translation ! We're excited to dive into Paul's letter to the church in Galatia, as rendered by the Translator himself, Brandon Johnson. Today we'll be giving an overview of Galatians, contrasting typical (super-Protestant) interpretations with how each of us make sense of one of Paul's more perplexing letters. ... Translation (Google Doc): h...

Brandon & Brandon tip their hand about season 3, which begins Friday, July 29 on Facebook Live and YouTube, and August 1 wherever fine podcasts are served. ... Join the community:  https://donorbox.org/found-in-translation-1 ... Opportunity Walks  by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We talk through some of the important translation decisions in Brandon Johnson's at-home translation of Ephesians 6:10-24, the final episode of season 2 and on Ephesians. We put a lot of the parts together from all of Ephesians, particularly as themes are resythesized and re-stated in its final paragraphs. It's a juicy one and we get kinda giddy about it. cosmic powers  vs conquerors of th...

We talk through some of the important translation decisions in Brandon Johnson's at-home translation of Ephesians 6:1-9. It extends last week's squirm-inducing language, this time about kids and enslaved people. anger in the family; "father, and do not sin;" enslaved people vs slaves ; discrimination vs favoritism ; and more! ... Translation (Google Doc):  https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesi...

We talk through some of the important translation decisions in Brandon Johnson's at-home translation of Ephesians 5:18-33. It has some of the most alarming passages in all of the Christian Bible - namely, the whole "wives submit to your husbands" stuff. If you listen carefully, you can actually hear us squirming. neglect vs debauchery , is salvation about cooperation or submission , wh...

We talk through some of the important translation decisions in Brandon Johnson's at-home translation of Ephesians 5:1-17. There's quite a list of concerning behaviors, many of which arrived through concerning translation decisions. Here's a few... sexual exploitation, obscenity 👀 harassment, and the ESV (worth including on a list of vices). ... Translation (Google Doc):  https://bit.l...

We talk through some of the important translation decisions in Brandon Johnson's at-home translation of Ephesians 4:17-32. + compassionate language for inner obstacles, + God's generosity, + how to talk about concerning behaviors, and + assembly instructions for generosity. ... Translation (Google Doc):  https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesians-GDoc Translation (PDF):  https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesians-PDF...

We talk through some of the important translation decisions in Brandon Johnson's at-home translation of Ephesians 4:1-16. + a decisive shift in metaphor, + belligerent masculinity, + the fivefold gifts ... Translation (Google Doc):  https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesians-GDoc Translation (PDF):  https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesians-PDF . Mobile-Friendly without footnotes:  https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesians-Mobile Jo...

We talk through some of the important translation decisions in Brandon Johnson's at-home translation of Ephesians 3. + Paul's wildly circuitous writing, + what Brandon Rhodes got graded down for in seminary, + mysteries wrapped in enigmas, + technicolor faithfulness ... Translation (Google Doc):  https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesians-GDoc Translation (PDF):  https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesians-PDF . Mobil...

We talk through some of the important translation decisions in Brandon Johnson's at-home translation of Ephesians 2:11-22. + real words for different people, + the hostility that Jesus overcame, + metonymy of foreskins, ... and that's just the tip of the, err, iceberg! ... Translation (Google Doc):   https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesians-GDoc Translation (PDF):  https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesians-PDF . M...

We talk through some of the important translation decisions in Brandon Johnson's at-home translation of Ephesians 2:1-10. + living beyond the status quo, + why "the flesh" is different from our bodies, + more legible ways of saying "saved through faith by grace" ... Translation (Google Doc): https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesians-GDoc Translation (PDF): https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesians-PDF ....

We talk through some of the important translation decisions in Brandon Johnson's at-home translation of Ephesians 1:15-23. the plurality of "you" "wise and curious spirit" how to translate "heart" saving "faith" from those who make it dumb what the hell to call a church ... Translation (Google Doc): https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesians-GDoc Translation (PDF): https://bi...

Brandon and Brandon waltz into the second season of "Found in Translation," this time exploring Paul's letter to the Ephesians. In it they explore: desire vs will, sacred ones vs saints, renown vs glory, generosity vs grace, and 'purchase of liberation from enslavement' vs 'redemption.' ... Translation (Google Doc): https://bit.ly/FIT-Ephesians-GDoc Translation (PDF): h...

Brandon feels like he's been making translations, even unto the end of the age. The other Brandon has thoughts. They discuss: the implications of so few technical terms around the Passion and lynching, helping vs serving vs ministering , parallels with Matthew 1, woken up vs raised , every jot and tittle of the "Great Commission." ... Brandon’s Translation “According to Matthew" (...

Brandon and Brandon discuss all the little nuances of translating the Eucharist or Last Supper. spoke praise and gave thanks , keeping covenant , poured out with many in mind vs poured out for many , liberation from deviations vs forgiveness of sins , and shitty shitty Calvinism. ... Brandon’s Translation “According to Matthew" ( Google Doc ) ( PDF ) Join the community and get comment access ....

Brandon and Brandon listen carefully to Jesus final teachings before his crucifixion, including: unmarried girls vs virgins , shortsighted/foresight vs foolish/wise , praised vs blessed . ... Brandon’s Translation “According to Matthew" ( Google Doc ) ( PDF ) Join the community and get comment access ... Opportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By...

Brandon and Brandon listen closely to Jesus' expectations of what would come next for imperialists, the violent, and his followers, including: arrived victoriously vs come/coming absence of Torah vs lawlessness pray that it might not happen vs and never will happen brightly shining grandeur vs glory ... Brandon’s Translation “According to Matthew" ( Google Doc ) ( PDF ) Join the community...

Brandon and Brandon are startled by Jesus' fierceness in Jerusalem, finding new layers of meaning through these translations and more: those in hardship and those with privilege select vs elect pretenders vs hypocrites , and reawakening vs resurrection. ... Brandon’s Translation “According to Matthew ( Google Doc ) ( PDF ) Join the community and get comment access. ... Opportunity Walks by Kev...

Brandon and Brandon follow Jesus on his approach to Jerusalem, prying open his more cryptic foreshadowings to the crucifixion: generosity vs grace, drink vs cup , as the price of freeing many enslaved people vs as a ransom for many , faithfulness to the Path vs faith , and more. ... Brandon’s Translation “According to Matthew ( Google Doc ) ( PDF ) Join the community and get comment access. ... Op...

Brandon and Brandon are startled by some deep shifts of meaning and scandal in Jesus' teaching: What Jesus was getting at concerning divorce; Whether Jesus' aside about eunuchs might be his deepest cut against patriarchy; eternal life vs age-long life ; the renewal vs the reset ... Brandon’s Translation “According to Matthew" ( Google Doc ) ( PDF ) Join the community and get comment ac...

Brandon and Brandon get closer and closer to Jerusalem with Jesus, and ponder about one of the weirdest moments in Matthew's story: Transformed vs Transfigured, the relative non-jewishness of booths, how Jesus talks about his friends, what happens when you stubbornly surface one of Matthew's broadest and most layered word-pictures. ... Brandon’s Translation “According to Matthew ( Google D...

Brandon and Brandon are joined by Terry Wildman, the lead editor of the First Nations Version of the New Testament and co-founder of Rain Ministries. The First Nations Version is a dynamic equivalence translation that captures the simplicity, clarity, and beauty of Native storytellers in English, while remaining faithful to the original language of the New Testament. They discuss the damaging lega...

Brandon and Brandon continue through Matthew's midway point, exploring: oppressive and unfaithful vs wicked and adulterous , how Son of God who is alive was actually politically provocative, the risk of translating ekklesia as church , what to call what happens after death, and translating Jesus as a human, not a mannequin. ... Brandon’s Translation: According to Matthew ( Google Doc ) ( PDF )...

Brandon and Brandon straddle the center of Matthew's story: unlawful vs against Torah , parallels between feeding stories and the Eucharist, what to do when Jesus talks weird, mistrustful vs little faith , and a list of toxic behaviors, rendered less toxically. ... Brandon’s Translation “According to Matthew ( Google Doc ) ( PDF ) Join the community and get comment access. ... Opportunity Walk...