The Dynamic Equivalence Caper
Roland T. Boer · SBL Press eBooks · 2017
About a decade ago I was presenting a paper criticizing the dominance of "dynamic equivalence" among Bible translators. My particular target was Eugene Nida, who I assumed would be on death's doorstep, if not already past it (he was born in 1914). However, at the end of my paper, I got the fright of my life: Nida himself stood up to ask me a question. A decade later I would like to return to that unfinished critique, especially since the ghost of Nida still haunts me.