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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion frontend/src/Layouts/Footer/Footer.tsx
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</a>
</span>
<span className={styles['buildNotes']}>
(Site last built: 8 Sept 2025)
(Site last built: 25 Sept 2025)
</span>
</div>
</div>
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7 changes: 4 additions & 3 deletions frontend/src/app/Discussion/BiblicalNames/page.tsx
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own. It should also be noted that ‘sh’ is a common
English consonant sound, as are ‘ch’ and ‘th’{' '}
<small>
(although the latter has two distinct{' '}
pronunciations as can be seen in the words
‘this’ and ‘thistle’)
(although even some native speakers of English
aren’t consciously aware that the latter has two
distinct pronunciations as can be seen in the
words ‘this’ and ‘thistle’)
</small>
.
</p>
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59 changes: 58 additions & 1 deletion frontend/src/app/Discussion/StyleEssays/page.tsx
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<MainPageContent>
<h1>Essays on some style decisions</h1>
<h2>(Things like layout and punctuation)</h2>
<h2 id='capitalisation'>Capitalisation</h2>
<p>
The <em>OET</em> uses capital letters at the start
of sentences and to proper nouns (and we include
‘God’ in that) as per standard, modern English, but
we don’t add artificial capitalisation to pronouns
and we try to limit the addition of capitalisation
to terms like ‘Kingdom of Heaven’. We say
‘addition’, because there’s no capitalisation at all
in the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts.
</p>
<p>
As an example of where translators are divided over
the interpretation of a word, look at the different
capitalisation in the different versions displayed
on{' '}
<Link href='https://Freely-Given.org/OBD/par/CH1/C12V18.htm#ULT'>
our parallel verse page for 1 Chr 12:18
</Link>
. The original text{' '}
<Link href='https://Freely-Given.org/OBD/par/CH1/C12V18.htm#OET-LV'>
says
</Link>
, ‘And spirit clothed Amasai …’. But some
translations add the definite article and
capitalisation to get ‘the Spirit’ which is a valid
interpretation, even though it’s usually invisible
to the reader that it’s been done. Other
translations (like{' '}
<Link href='https://Freely-Given.org/OBD/par/CH1/C12V18.htm#NET'>
NET
</Link>
)have ‘a spirit’ with a footnote to explain their
decision to the reader.
</p>
<p>
All to say that most English readers don't realise
that those capitalised terms are interpretations
made by translators. Since one of the aims of the{' '}
<em>OET</em> is to make readers think more, we’ve
decided not to add capitalisation any more than we
need to.
</p>
<p>
(You should note, however, that we <em>do</em> mark
the emphasis known as <em>nomina sacra</em> (or
‘sacred names’—see{' '}
<Link href='#nominaSacra'>below</Link>) that does
come from the original Greek manuscripts.)
</p>
<h1>OET Literal Version</h1>
<p>Coming…</p>
<h2 id='nominaSacra'>Nomina sacra (sacred names)</h2>
<p>
Some of the original New Testament Greek manuscripts
contain a scribal device that’s been given the Latin
name <em>nomina sacra</em> (meaning ‘sacred names’).
</p>
<p>More coming…</p>
<h2>More coming…</h2>
<h1>OET Readers' Version</h1>
<h2 id='poetry'>Poetry</h2>
<p>
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</Link>
.
</p>
<p>
Also, despite what might be stamped onto the front
cover of your older Bible, the scriptures don’t
describe themselves as ‘The Word of God’ or even
‘The Message of God’, but rather that title is used
to refer to the Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) himself,
e.g., see{' '}
<Link href='https://Freely-Given.org/OBD/OET/bySec/JHN_S2.htm#V1'>
Yohan (John) 1:1-5
</Link>{' '}
and{' '}
<Link href='https://Freely-Given.org/OBD/OET/bySec/REV_S34.htm#Top'>
Rev. 19:13
</Link>
. (That sacred connection to Yeshua gets trampled on
if we reassign ‘God’s Message’ to ink scratches on a
piece of dead animal skin.)
</p>
<h2 id='arise'>Arise/Arose</h2>
<p>
Was everyone in the Hebrew Scriptures sitting or
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<em>OET Old Testament</em> drafting is ongoing.
</small>
</p>
<p>
(
<Link
href='https://Freely-Given.org/OBD/OET/bySec/JHN_S2.htm#Top'
target='_blank'
>
Open reader site in separate tab (recommended
for best performance)
</Link>
)
</p>
<ReaderIframe src='https://Freely-Given.org/OBD/OET/bySec/JHN_S2.htm#Top' />
<p>
See the{' '}
<Link href='/About/Contact'>contact page</Link> to
submit any errors or suggestions.
</p>
<p>
<small>
(
<Link
href='https://Freely-Given.org/OBD/OET/bySec/JHN_S2.htm#Top'
target='_blank'
>
Open reader site in separate tab
</Link>
)
</small>
</p>
<ReaderIframe src='https://Freely-Given.org/OBD/OET/bySec/JHN_S2.htm#Top' />
</MainPageContent>
</Page>
</Main>
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Bible said something like, “This is a careful,
modern-English translation of God’s messages to
mankind that have been preserved through the
centuries despite much opposition and
blood-shed, <b>and it’s free for you to use</b>
centuries despite much opposition and bloodshed,{' '}
<b>and it’s free for you to use</b>
”!
</p>
<h1>The English translation for the 2030’s</h1>
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</li>
</ul>
<p id='progress'>
Currently as of mid-September 2025, we have the
first draft of ‘The Messianic Update’ (New
Testament) available, plus most of the Old
Testament books (Genesis, Exodus, Joshua,
Judges, Ruth, 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings, Ezra,
Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Songs/Psalms,
Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Lamentations,
Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah,
Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai,
Zechariah, and Malachi, over half of Ezekiel, a
third of 1 Chronicles, and some of Proverbs,
combining to 63% of the Hebrew scriptures), so a
total of <b>73% of the Bible now drafted</b>.
That’s plenty for you to get an idea of the
style that we’re aiming for, although some
decisions (even some major ones) are still in
flux (and will be for quite some time yet).
Currently as of late-September 2025, we have a
first draft of most of the sixty-six Bible
‘books’{' '}
<small>
excluding Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy,
1&2 Chronicles, Proverbs, Isaiah, Jeremiah,
and Ezekiel
</small>
. That comes to 65% of the Hebrew scriptures
drafted, or for the whole Bible, 74%. That’s
plenty for you to get an idea of the style that
we’re aiming for, although some decisions (even
some major ones) are still in flux (and will be
for quite some time yet).
</p>
<p>
But we’re also{' '}
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'/assets/sixteen-miles-out-MLOZazGGCb8-unsplash.jpg'
}
alt='Picture of an open Bible'
width={500}
width={450}
height={333.333}
/>
<p>
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