Well yes, it's an introductory article prompted by the "whole book" it specifically points readers to — The Word, by John Barton [1].
The whole point of the article is that if this intro whets your appetite, go read that book.
Not sure what else you're expecting from a short, 750-word weekly magazine column about language.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Word-How-Translate-Bible_and-Matters/...
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Well yes, it's an introductory article prompted by the "whole book" it specifically points readers to — The Word, by John Barton [1].
The whole point of the article is that if this intro whets your appetite, go read that book.
Not sure what else you're expecting from a short, 750-word weekly magazine column about language.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Word-How-Translate-Bible_and-Matters/...