Recommended Learning Journey: Learn to translate with Open Bible Stories (OBS). OBS provides the best first practice of translation skills.

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Why should translators start with Bible stories when what the church really needs is a Bible?

We feel Open Bible Stories is a powerful first step to Bible translation because it provides the church with a great resource, offers a good tool for evangelism and discipleship of new believers, and provides the best first practice of translation skills.

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• Several recommendations for starting with Open Bible Stories:

Find Open Bible Stories Here ➡️

Open Bible Stories

🔢 Recommended Process

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1️⃣ Discover the Principles of Translation using Open Bible Stories

2️⃣ How to Draft & Internally Check Open Bible Stories (with Ministry Integration)

3️⃣ How to Externally Check Open Bible Stories

4️⃣ A Checklist to Publish

5️⃣ How to Distribute Open Bible Stories (OBS)

6️⃣ Oral Translation Process for OBS

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Optional Learning Journeys

Training the Foundations of Bible Translation Videos

The Foundations BT video series presents simple, repeatable practices to set a Bible translation project on a positive and productive path.

Use the Workbook Approach

The workbooks ask questions that help churches make good translation decisions and remember them.

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For Oral Context:

• For groups that are strictly oral, the Foundations BT video series is a great first step to learning about translation.
• The instructions in Translate Open Bible Stories could be adjusted by a trainer to read out loud and facilitate via discussions.
• The questions in the workbook could be facilitated by a trainer for group discussion.
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For Text Context:

• Any of the links on this page work for text. Choose the approach that fits your group best.
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What is Next →

Once your team has mastered the basics of translation from the resources on this page, navigate to this page to learn more about the process:

Translate the Word

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