Ross McKerras

I am a Translation Consultant with SIL. I worked for many years in Vanuatu leading a team that translated the New Testament into the Uripiv language. Since then I have checked translations in 22 other languages, in Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea. I hold an MSc from the University of Auckland, a BTh from Laidlaw College, and a Diploma in Teaching. My published articles: From The Bible Translator (published by United Bible Societies): Are Our Translations Convincing? April 2010, Vol 61, No.2. From SIL's Notes on Translation: How to translate Wordplays 8.1, 1994. Don't put out the fire, 5.2, 1991. Singular, Dual, or Plural, 2.1, 1988. Who is This Generation? ~1987. From Daystar (A New Zealand Christian magazine): Is There Humour in the Bible? Oct/Nov 09, Vol 9 No.6. From The Press (A New Zealand daily newspaper): What history tells us about Jesus December 20, 2007 Questioning what Christianity tells us (on the Resurrection of Christ) March 20, 2008 From Stimulus: Naturalism versus Supernaturalism ~ 2000 The views expressed in this blog are not necessarily those of SIL.