Posts Tagged ‘translation’
Apologetics
Question of the week: Do you need to know Greek or Hebrew to study the Bible
Martin Luther, the great Protestant reformer, wrote the following in regard to the importance of understanding Greek and Hebrew when studying the Scriptures: “The languages are the sheath in which the sword of the Spirit is con...
Arts & Culture
Arctic Christians get first complete Inuit Bible
The Bible is by far the most translated book in history. Portions of the Old and New Testaments have been translated into more than 2,500 languages. According to United Bible Societies, the complete Bible has been rendered into...
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The Voice: New Bible translation focuses on dialogue
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) The name Jesus Christ doesn't appear in "The Voice," a new translation of the Bible. Nor do words such as angel or apostle.
News
Priest fired for refusing to use new Catholic prayers
ST. LOUIS (RNS) For 18 years, the Rev. William Rowe has done a little improvising while celebrating Mass on Sunday mornings at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mount Carmel, Ill. Now those deviations have led to his resignat...
Commentary and News
Catholic bishop backtracks on limiting Communion wine
The Roman Catholic bishop of Phoenix has backtracked on plans to restrict Communion wine at Mass after a local outcry and consultation with other bishops. Bishop Thomas Olmsted had said that Vatican guidelines attached to a new...
Arts & Culture
The New Common English Bible Happened Only Because of 21st Century Technology
By the time early church scholar St. Jerome died more than 1500 years ago, he had laboriously translated the Bible into Latin, taking more than 20 years working within the confined technology of the late 4th century. Considered...
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Bible League International, WBTC merge to bolster global Bible translation, distribution
Two Bible organizations have joined forces to maximize on their strengths and expand and consolidate their ministry of bringing the Bible to people all around the world. Bible League International (which has focused on Bible di...
Arts & Culture
Wycliffe adopts satellite technology to translate Bible in remote areas
Wycliffe Bible Translators acquired recently satellite technology that cuts translation time to less than one-third, produces more accurate translations of better quality, and functions even in remote areas that don’t have elec...
Arts & Culture
Digital edition of complete Common English Bible now available
Some two months before its print editions will be released at bookstores, the complete Common English Bible can be downloaded online. The new CEB is available in 20 digital platforms, namely iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Olivetree, Log...
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Wycliffe bible translators launch projects in danger zones, use translation kits
A Christian organization that hopes to translate the bible in all languages of the world by 2025 has launched recently two new bible translation projects in countries where reading the bible is not allowed. Wycliffe Associates’...
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