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6 courses with the subject BT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

BT 510History of Bible Translation

An overview of the history of Bible translation as demonstrated within Scripture, church history, and the modern translation movement. This course includes an overview of the different philosophies of translation, the transmission of the Bible, the canonization of Scripture, and issues related to translation ownership.

Subject
BT
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
ccbs.edu
BT 520Translation Methodology1

A study of the process of translation, focusing on modern approaches to Bible translation. This course explores the production of a Bible translation from launch to publication, assists the students in expressing the meaning of the source text into a receptor language, and to check their translation for naturalness, accuracy, and clarity.

Subject
BT
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
ccbs.edu
BT 530Translation Methodology2

This course addresses the issue of quality assurance in Bible translation. It equips students to be able to assess quality in a translation as well develop procedures for ensuring fidelity to the source text. Students will also learn about the basic principles of applied linguistics which are applicable to Bible translation.

Subject
BT
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
ccbs.edu
Prerequisite
BT 520
BT 540Contemporary Issues in Bible Translation

This course is a study of various contemporary issues in the fields of technology, linguistics, and translation studies and their application to the field of Bible translation. 127

Subject
BT
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
ccbs.edu
BT 541Linguistics for Bible Translation

An overview of linguistics including principles of phonology, morphology, semantics, pragmatics, orthography, and sociolinguistics. This course introduces foundational terms and concepts as well as their application to the field of Bible translation.

Subject
BT
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
ccbs.edu
Prerequisite
BT 510
BT 550Field Methods

This capstone course provides the student with the opportunity to apply their studies to a real-world context. It is designed as a practicum for the student to be involved with translating the Bible or in the facilitation of a Bible translation project. BIBLICAL THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION

Subject
BT
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Source
ccbs.edu
Prerequisite
BT 510, BT 520, BT 530, BT 540

Source: Carolina College of Biblical Studies's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61