{"podcast":{"title":"Working for the Word - a Bible translation podcast","slug":"working-for-the-word-a-bible-translation-podcast-607651","podcast_index_feed_id":607651,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f3aad54/podcast/rss","website_url":"http://www.workingfortheword.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2455037/2455037-1612571253151-93367bbcb61ab.jpg","author":"Andrew Case","episode_count":212,"summary":"It's been said that people don't want to know: 1) how sausages are made, 2) how bibles are translated. In this podcast we bravely talk about the latter, go deep into biblical studies, and seek to treasure and understand the Bible together. It's for people who want to get nerdy about Scripture and for those who want to understand how their translations came to be. Everything from history to Hebrew, we're on a quest to learn more and make beautiful translations of God's Word. We believe the Bible is a unified, God-breathed, God-centered, hope-giving book, sweeter than honey, pointing to Jesus.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T00:18:15.271192+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/working-for-the-word-a-bible-translation-podcast-607651"},"episode":{"title":"Part 10 - Pronouncing & Translating the Divine Name - Traditions from the Reformations to the Present","slug":"part-10-pronouncing-translating-the-divine-name-traditions-from-the-reformations-to-the-present","published_at":"2026-02-09T22:04:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/working-for-the-word-a-bible-translation-podcast-607651/part-10-pronouncing-translating-the-divine-name-traditions-from-the-reformations-to-the-present","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/working-for-the-word-a-bible-translation-podcast-607651","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/workingfortheword/episodes/Part-10---Pronouncing--Translating-the-Divine-Name---Traditions-from-the-Reformations-to-the-Present-e3es96b","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f3aad54/podcast/play/115270283/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-9%2F417788711-44100-2-079453d11fe05.m4a","summary":"⁠⁠⁠Get the free book.⁠⁠ In this episode , we explore the historical and theological evolution of the divine name in translation, tracing a path from the early Latin Vulgate to the modern digital age. We begin by examining the tension within the Protestant Reformation, where figures like Martin Luther and John Calvin criticized the "foul superstition" of replacing God's personal name with titles, yet often succumbed to tradition in their own Bibles. This chapter highlights the bold stand of Casiodoro de Reina, whose 1569 Spanish translation remains a landmark for its insistence that substituting the Tetragrammaton with "Lord" is a "singular sacrilege" that violates the integrity of the biblical text. The second half of the discussion shifts to the modern era, where we dissect the "flip-flopping" of major 20th and 21st-century versions. From the American Standard Version’s restoration of "Jehovah" to the subsequent reversals in the RSV and CSB, we look at how linguistic accuracy often loses the battle against liturgical familiarity and the financial pressures of the Bible publishing industry. We conclude by looking at the rise of the Sacred Name Movement and contemporary "Literal" versions, questioning whether modern translations are prioritising reader comfort over the specific, personal identity God revealed to the prophets. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…","meta_description":"⁠⁠⁠Get the free book.⁠⁠ In this episode , we explore the historical and theological evolution of the divine name in translation, tracing a path from the e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2399,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/working-for-the-word-a-bible-translation-podcast-607651/episodes/part-10-pronouncing-translating-the-divine-name-traditions-from-the-reformations-to-the-present/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/working-for-the-word-a-bible-translation-podcast-607651/part-10-pronouncing-translating-the-divine-name-traditions-from-the-reformations-to-the-present.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}