“No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak; otherwise, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and so are the skins; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.” (Mark 2:22)
The English language is historically divided into English (aka, Anglo-Saxon), Middle English, Late-Middle English and Modern English. The word gospel, for example, comes from Old English around 500 AD and it is made up of two parts, god ‘good’ plus spel ‘story’. The gospel is a good-story, or more popularly coined, good news! The majority of Christian vocabulary comes from Old English as this was a time of great expansion of Christianity from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia. The “good story” about God’s deliverance was also a new story because it provided a message of spiritual renewal regardless of political structures, ethnicity, language or social class. Jesus’ words in Mark 2 should constantly remind us that our relationship to God through Christ starts as an act of God who made a way for us to be his sons and daughters through faith. As new and transformed people, our old ways and habits no longer carry any merit; what matters is God’s forgiveness of our sins-this is truly a good and timeless story!
Our summer term is ending in just a few weeks. Let’s be praying for our students as they are working on their research projects and preparing for finals. And thank you to our faculty who are teaching this summer while also getting ready for fall classes. They will be here in just a little over a month!
Paz,
Scott
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School Calendar
- July 28 Last Day to Defend Thesis for Summer Term
- August 3 Study Day – No Classes – Offices Open
- August 4 Summer Term Ends
- August 11 May-Extended Term Ends
- August 17 Fall Inservice
- August 22 New Student Welcome Event
- August 23 Fall Term Begins
- September 4 Labor Day – DIU Closed
- October 13-17 Bible Translation Conference
Public Announcements
AL5398 with the President
Dr. Scott Berthiaume will be teaching AL5398 Current Issues in Translation this fall. This seminar exposes the student to some of the most current and critical themes relevant to Bible Translation including Orality, Scripture Engagement, Consulting, Key Terms and Biblical Exegesis, and Translation Theory. The student will learn to contextualize and critique such issues through personal interaction and interviews with experienced translators. Registration and attendance to the Bible Translation Conference 2023 is required as part of this course. Conference fee is waived.
BT Conference 2023
The Bible Translation Conference will be held again on the ILC campus October 13-17. If you’d like to help, please click this link to the volunteer form with the complete list of tasks before, during, and after the conference. Conference attendees who volunteer 20+ hours will receive a sizeable reduction of their registration fee. Click here for more conference information and to register. For questions contact info@btconference.org.
North Texas Giving Day
Save the date, North Texas Giving Day 2023 is September 21. DIU is excited to participate again this year, promoting our 4TheWorld-Innovate Campaign, preparing the university technology for training the next generation of global leaders.
Linguistic Book Bundle Giveaway
We’re giving away FOUR free language studies, all written or edited by DIU faculty members. Contest closes July 31. Read about the prize and enter to win this linguistic book bundle here!
