Dr. Margaret Doll serves with SIL’s International Media Services as Resource Coordinator and Associate International Coordinator for Media. She holds a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry in Leadership from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Her doctoral thesis includes oral strategies for leadership training in oral societies.
The Use of Scripture Media for Agile Publishing, Revisions, and Community Engagement
Abstract
Digital media, including audio/visual media, has been effectively used in iterative scripture publishing, and in not a few cases has aided in the clarification of key terms. It has enabled agile publishing of scripture revisions, and discourse reframing. The processes involved in providing audio/visual and digital media resources for language communities are an effective opportunity for enhancing local ownership and building relationships with the local community, the essence of embodiment.
This paper explores the various applications of digital media in translation projects and the many ways media can be applied at all stages of a language program and scripture translation project to engage the local community and clarify the translation during the iterative publishing process. It uses case accounts and live interviews to cover the many aspects of the effective use of media in Bible translation and scripture engagement.