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The home is located just outside the historic capital city of Israel - J ERUSALEM

The home is located just outside the historic capital city of Israel - J ERUSALEM. 5 miles to the West – at M EVASSERET T ZION. . . This way. to the Home. Home for Bible Translators in Jerusalem, Inc was opened on 1 March 1994, by Halvor & Mirja Ronning.  .

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The home is located just outside the historic capital city of Israel - J ERUSALEM

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  1. The home is located just outside the historic capital city of Israel - JERUSALEM

  2. 5 miles to the West – at MEVASSERET TZION  

  3. This way to the Home

  4. Home for Bible Translators in Jerusalem, Inc was opened on 1 March 1994, by Halvor & Mirja Ronning. 

  5. Home for Bible Translators in Jerusalem, Inc was opened on 1 March 1994, by Halvor & Mirja Ronning. The vision of this Home for translators is to deepen the knowledge of language of the Bible and of the land of the Bible, among those who respect and love the Word of God.

  6. With the help and support of the Hebrew University, students are given an accredited course to enable them to learn Biblical Hebrew to a high standard. The vision of this Home for translators is to deepen the knowledge of language of the Bible and of the land of the Bible, among those who respect and love the Word of God.

  7. With the help and support of the Hebrew University, students are given an accredited course to enable them to learn Biblical Hebrew to a high standard. This means that they can translate direct from the original texts into their mother tongue without having to go through an intermediary language.

  8. RESULT? Far greater translation accuracy. This means that they can translate direct from the original texts into their mother tongue without having to go through an intermediary language.

  9. RESULT? Far greater translation accuracy. The students are also enabled to go on weekly field trips, through which they see sights and hear sounds described in the Bible that they will never experience in their own countries.

  10. RESULT? Far greater translation accuracy. Their excursions around Israel give them a deeper understanding of the geography and topography of the land and the significance of biblical events, narratives and sayings.

  11. RESULT? Far greater translation accuracy. The students meet regularly with Jewish and Christian scholars whose life’s work is to study in order to understand the sacred texts of the Hebrew Bible more accurately.

  12. You may be asking yourself - why has nobody thought of doing this before? • nationals using the original source language

  13. You may be asking yourself - why has nobody thought of doing this before? • nationals using the original source language • translators absorbing the land of the Bible

  14. You may be asking yourself - why has nobody thought of doing this before? • nationals using the original source language • translators absorbing the land of the Bible • quicker translation process

  15. You may be asking yourself - why has nobody thought of doing this before? • nationals using the original source language • translators absorbing the land of the Bible • quicker translation process • more economical translation projects

  16. You may be asking yourself - why has nobody thought of doing this before? • nationals using the original source language • translators absorbing the land of the Bible • quicker translation process • more economical translation projects in conjunction with:

  17. You may be asking yourself - why has nobody thought of doing this before? • nationals using the original source language • translators absorbing the land of the Bible • quicker translation process • more economical translation projects in conjunction with: • state of the art computer translation programs

  18. You may be asking yourself - why has nobody thought of doing this before? • nationals using the original source language • translators absorbing the land of the Bible • quicker translation process • more economical translation projects in conjunction with: • state of the art computer translation programs • nationals already knowing the target language

  19. RESULT? • nationals using the original source language • translators absorbing the land of the Bible • quicker translation process • more economical translation projects in conjunction with: • state of the art computer translation programs • nationals already knowing the target language

  20. RESULT? a better final product in terms of accuracy • nationals using the original source language • translators absorbing the land of the Bible • quicker translation process • more economical translation projects in conjunction with: • state of the art computer translation programs • nationals already knowing the target language

  21. HALVOR and MIRJA RONNING are long time Christians residents in Israel, and well known in Christian and academic circles in Jerusalem. Halvor has a BA (St. Olaf College), BD (Luther Seminary), MA (Yale University). He is a high-level lecturer in the history and geography of the Land as well as a licensed guide of the land of Israel. Halvor is a scholar in the Hebraic background of the Gospels.

  22. Mirja, a Finnish citizen, has had a Hebrew schooling since childhood, and has been a resident of Israel since 1949.  Mirja has a BA (Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, USA) and Graduate degrees in Scientific Translation and Clinical Psychology from the Hebrew University, as well as extensive studies in the Hebrew language.  Mirja conducts an ongoing Bible Translation project from the Hebrew to Finnish, and has published Genesis, Joel, Habakkuk, Obadiah, Ruth and Zechariah.  She has taught Biblical Hebrew and Bible translation in academic settings in Jerusalem for many years.  The Ronnings have resided in Jerusalem for more than 30 years, and have three children and five grandchildren.

  23. Students at the Home

  24. it wasn’t a mirage!

  25. Students at the Home have included translators from: Chad Ivory Coast Togo Burkina Faso Kenya Russia Niger Uganda Zaire China Mali India Liberia Nigeria Benin Guinea

  26. Students at the Home have included translators from: England United States Cameroon Japan Switzerland Germany Finland Italy Australia Canada Papua New Guinea Ghana Rumania Congo

  27. Students at the Home Officials of the United Bible Society and the Wycliffe Bible Translators have come, both as visitors and also as scholars. We have hosted Old Testament scholars working on commentaries and Pastors researching Jewish roots of the Christian faith.

  28. The home provides subsidized lodging so that the low fees include rent, electricity, water and use of the kitchen. Mother tongue Bible translators pay only US $16 per day [room & board - $480.00 per month] plus Hebrew University tuition fees

  29. For more information see: www.BibleTranslators.org or contact us at: BibleTranslators@JerusalemSchool.org

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