> Actually, I am in the process of trying to work with them and encourage
> them
> to support a "transcription" of their video Bible.
That's (good) news to me. Glad to hear you're doing that. :-)
> If any on the list are interested in working with me to transcribe, I
> would like to know that.
Transcription might not be something I can do at the moment. But I am
interested in producing text tools for concordancing, indexing, etc.
> I have also felt that a video translation introduces personality issues
> when watching a person sign Scripture.
The LDS (Mormon) church encountered a similar issue when producing their
ASL translation of the Book of Mormon (in which SW played some role in
glossary development, I believe). Their project chief put it this way:
"We don't want this to turn into a yearbook." I think their solution was
to have one person do all the signing.
> I have noticed in some of the videos that the production is a little
> shaky
> simply because they are using gloss to help the signer know what to sign
> next. Again, this will come with time.
This policy has changed from tape to tape. In some of the more recent
tapes (anything with Pat Graybill, say) the text is more fluid; the
price is all the paraphrasing that goes on.
> Generally, I would like to see this be done by people who have an
> understanding of Greek and Hebrew at the least. In the deaf world, it
> is
> rare to find someone with an understanding of the original languages and
> ASL.
It's pretty rare in the hearing world, too, don'cha know. The rarer
since most people's Greek and Hebrew isn't quite ready for heavy-duty
exegesis and translation.
> I don't have a problem with ecumenical efforts as along as we can let
> the
> text say what it says without making the translation interpret the text.
Ultimately, there's no such thing, except in the most boring of cases.
We're all guilty of "interpretation" -- the honest thing is to spell it
out. I think this might be a point of difference between us. We could
take this discussion off-line, though.
As far as a written text goes, I agree. And if it is something you
actually want Deaf people to read, SW is the only serious contender.
Back to work/school tomorrow... *grumble*
-Dan.
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