Translating the Bible (and other ancient texts)

For a very long time I’ve been interested in the question of how to translate ancient texts, such as the Greek New Testament, into modern languages.  Early in my scholarly career my interest was piqued by the work I did as a graduate student working as a research grunt for the translation committee for the New Revised Standard Version.  My Doktorvater, Bruce Metzger, was the chair of the committee and he asked me, during my graduate studies, to be one of the scribes for the Old Testament subcomm...