From 2283849c10647e438b2513f7a1661288e021cf98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tabitha Price Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 20:26:11 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'intro/mast-intro/01.md' --- intro/mast-intro/01.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/intro/mast-intro/01.md b/intro/mast-intro/01.md index fce380e..4ada00d 100644 --- a/intro/mast-intro/01.md +++ b/intro/mast-intro/01.md @@ -1 +1,3 @@ -This page will tell about the philosophy and foundation of MAST as a translation methodology \ No newline at end of file +MAST stands for Moblizied Assistance Supporting Translation. This methodology was developed by a team of Bible scholars, teachers, educators and other beleivers to accelerate translation and promote local church ownership of translation projects. MAST emphasizes the necessity of mother tongue speakers as primary translators for a project, and provides for the training of those speakers in a simple eight-step translation process. The first four steps result ina draft of a passage of Scripture. The final four steps are checking steps to improve the quality of the draft. Teams of translators work together in parallel to draft and check first their own work and then each other's work. They also work in small groups to check keywords and content. Throughout the final four steps, translators are encouraged to use Bible translation tools and resources to affirm and improve their translations. + +MAST has greatly accelerated Bible translation around the world as hundreds of language communities have successfully leveraged this methodology to produce their own translations of Scripture. Its dependance on teamwork and local ownership, are key factors in its success. The tools for translating and checking Scripture support the MAST process by promoting accelerated, accurate, and church-owned translations of the Bible. \ No newline at end of file