This is the second of a two-part article adapted from a presentation at the Oral Bible Translation National Consultation in Brazil. Part 1 established that emotions are foundational to cognition, shaped by culture, and present in every dimension of language. This second part presents a practical method for emotion exegesis and discusses the responsible use of AI tools in this work.
🎞️ Watch the related webinar presentation.
📰 Read part 1.
Check out further resources about orality in holistic hermeneutics at OralityResources.International.
Joshua Frost serves as a researcher in SIL Global’s oral translation services department, spending most of his time studying the intersection of translation best practices and orality, all to benefit the global oral Bible translation movement. He serves on the Spoken English Bible as a translator, key-term committee member, and leadership team member. He also helps lead SIL Global’s oral Bible translation consultant development track. While not working, he has the opportunity to practice his oral storytelling skills daily as he teaches his toddler the Bible.



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