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United Bible Societies Distribute Record Number of Bibles in One Year
Last year, United Bible Societies (UBS) distributed a record number of Bibles to waiting people around the world. In 2014, UBS distributed nearly 34 million Bibles. This marks a 14 percent increase in annual Bible distribution since 2010.UBS also broke records by distributing 2 million non-print Scripture resources, such as CD’s, DVD’s, mp3’s and Internet downloads. This digital distribution has…
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Op-Ed in Christianity Today Makes the Case for Speedy and Accurate Bible Translations
President & CEO of American Bible Society Roy Peterson co-authored a recent op-ed for Christianity Today arguing that Bible translators should never sacrifice the accuracy of the biblical message while pursuing faster and faster results. “We take very seriously our spiritual responsibility to ensure that each new translation accurately relays the Scripture’s full meaning and spirit of the gospel,” says…
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A New Dawn for the Bible in Mongolia
When Bayar Garam was growing up in Mongolia, he didn’t know a single Christian. Neither did anyone else in Mongolia. As a closed communist country, everything from religion to the press was controlled by the Mongolian government. “We were exactly like North Korea is today,” explains Bayar.That all changed in 1991—Bayar’s final year of high school. Communist reign in Mongolia…
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Celebrate International Translation Day and the Pioneering Work of Saint Jerome
Every year, September 30 commemorates the feast day of Saint Jerome for the Christian church. As it so happens, this date also marks the annual celebration of International Translation Day. But the overlap of these two holidays is no mere coincidence.Born in the middle of the 4th century, Jerome pioneered one of the most groundbreaking Bible translation projects in church…
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The Bible Breaking Records in Zambia
Death is no rare thing in Zambia. Pastor Cyrus Miti has performed countless funerals in his day. But this? This was a first. During a funeral service in his village, Pastor Miti was reading aloud from John 11, in which Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, when he distinctly heard a giggle. His eyes darted around the church. Smiles were…
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When Seeing is Believing
In May 2014, more than 40 Christians gathered in a large room in Bangkok, Thailand. Their goal? To translate the Bible for one of the largest unreached people groups in Southeast Asia: the deaf. Deaf communities represent one of the largest unreached populations in the world. Just 10 percent of the world’s unique sign languages have translated Scripture Portions available,…
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