Why the Culture Gap in the Bible Matters!

Okay, imagine this.

You are part of a Bible translation team in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea.

You are about to translate the Baptist’s testimony to Jesus: “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29 ) into the native language.

But there’s a problem.

No-one in these parts has ever heard of a “Lamb” or even seen a “Lamb.” Ne…