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In the News (Fri 22 Aug 08)

  
  Bible Society - Bible Society Library
The large Bible is "The New Illustrated Bible" with engravings on steel and wood.
The chaining of the Bible in churches doubtless originated in the Injunctions given by Edward VI to the Clergie and the Laietie in 1547.
The small Bible in the centre of the picture (inside the box) has what appears to be a magnifying glass on the front cover which magnifies the text inside.
www.biblesociety.org.nz /resources/bible_society_library.htm   (446 words)

  
 bsgulf
Bible engagement is a world in itself, where a thousand and one ideas can be explored to access the same Good News to a given community.
The Bible Society is a catalyst that places the Good News in different ways and formats and in situations and circumstances of different nature and character, so that people can access it in and within their own context.
These Bible Societies, and in cooperation with national churches and Christian ministries in the region, are launching the Year of the Bible program.
www.bsgulf.org   (332 words)

  
 World Bible Society
The World Bible Society is an evangelistic teaching and biblical research ministry dedicated to placing the treasure of God's Word into the hands of people around the world through radio broadcast, print, audio, internet media and Bible study lectures.
Bible Study Plus is a weekly Bible study class held on the campus of Mariners Church in Irvine, California.
Bible Study Plus is intended for Christians with a good grasp of Christian Doctrine, who desire to further their knowledge and understanding of biblical eschatology and hermeneutics.
www.worldbiblesociety.org   (459 words)

  
 Mass. Bible Society picks a Web-savvy leader - The Boston Globe
The venerable Massachusetts Bible Society, after selling off its Bromfield Street headquarters and closing its long time bookstore, has now selected a podcasting, pet-loving Methodist minister to help the organization reinvent itself for a third century.
Robertson's task will be to honor the organization's traditional mission of Bible distribution while adapting it to a new era in which few people have heard of the group and even fewer know what it does.
The society's board spent a year-and-a-half debating its future, and decided to attempt to transform the organization into "a voice for progressive Christianity," through which, leaders say, they hope to provide an alternative view of the Bible and of Christian theology than that offered by conservative Christians.
www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2007/01/29/mass_bible_society_picks_a_web_savvy_leader   (429 words)

  
 Bible Society of South Africa - Good news for all for ever
The Bible Society of South Africa strives to render an excellent service to the Christian community and churches in the country.
In order to make more people aware of the Bible Society and to give them the opportunity of becoming involved in its activities a region will be launched in the largest province with the smallest population, the Northern Cape, on Friday, 21 September 2007.
One hundred and fifty years after Tswana-speakers first received the Bible in their own language, a dramatised audio version of the New Testament in Twsana, was released at a special ceremony, which took place in Potchestroom recently.
www.biblesociety.co.za   (385 words)

  
 The Bangladesh Bible Society
The East Pakistan Bible Society was formed in 1953 and was managed by the Pakistan Bible Society located in Lahore.
Currently the Bangladesh Bible Society employs 17 office workers to provide services from the main office in Dhaka and a team of 18 distribution workers to reach the far corners of the country.
The Bangladesh Bible Society has a moral obligation to revive the spiritual and evangelical thrust of the churches of the country through its continuous efforts of dissemination of the gospel message throughout the country.
www.biblesocietybd.org   (494 words)

  
 Bible Society State Page (TAS)
Bible Society staff endeavours to visit supporters of the Bible Society to thank them for their support and encourage them with faith and fellowship.
Bible Society staff are available to speak about what is happening with the Bible Society here in Australia and around the world.
The Bible Society supplies Bibles to churches, para-church organisations and other groups to assist them in their ministries.
www.biblesociety.com.au /BS/States/states_tas.html   (746 words)

  
 Bible League - Press Room FAQ
Bible League reports the number of Scriptures placed, of graduates from small group Bible studies, of commitments to Christ shown through baptisms, and of new churches planted.
Bible League welcomes the examination of this outside Christian organization to ensure that we are handling our finances with the utmost integrity and efficiency.
Bible League works with printers from all over the world and considers a number of different issues when choosing where to print Bibles.
www.bibleleague.org /news/press/faq.php   (1107 words)

  
 The BibleSociety Of Armenia
The Bible Society seeks to carry out its task in partnership and cooperation with all the churches and with Christian organizations.
The proposal by the Bible Society of Armenia to organize a Bible Day was welcomed by His Holiness Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians.
The Bible Society of Armenia proceeded with the project to bring the word of God to the blind.
www.biblesociety.am   (217 words)

  
 Bible Society of Nigeria
The United Bible Societies (UBS) is a world-felllowship of National Bible Societies joined together for consultation, mutual support and action in their common task of achieving the widest possible, effective and meaningful distrbution of the Holy Scripture and of helping people interact with the word of God.
The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) was founded on the 8th of February, 1966.
Before then, the Society was under the supervision of the British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS), which had operated in Nigeria as far back as 1954.
www.biblesociety-nigeria.org   (405 words)

  
 Bible Society of Nigeria Links
It was the unanimous decision of that meeting that a Bible Society of Nigeria be formed which consequently led to its formation on February 8, 1966.
The Bible Society of Nigeria is the major source of Scripture distribution in Nigeria.
The Bible Society has tremendous goodwill among the Churches and this is borne out of the fact that we have the moral obligation to cause a great spiritual re-awakening across the land as many are de-railing from the path of light.
www.biblesociety-nigeria.org /nigeria-1.htm   (486 words)

  
 Good News Bible
Because the Bible versions being done by these field translators were actually based upon English versions, the Good News Bible was to serve as a new resource for their use.
In 1992 the ABS issued a revision of the Good News Bible with gender neutral language, and in 1995 it published the Contemporary English Version, a very similar version which is apparently meant to replace the Good News Bible.
The Bible in Today's English Version is a new translation which seeks to state clearly and accurately the meaning of the original texts in words and forms that are widely accepted by all people who use English as a means of communication.
www.bible-researcher.com /tev.html   (3517 words)

  
 American Bible Society
The headquarters of the American bible Society is in new York City.
Fifty years ago, the American Bible Society played a leading role in the founding of the United Bible Societies that consists of national Bible Societies from around the world.
The United Bible Societies is now a vehicle for working in a global fellowship to attain the widest possible distribution of the Holy Scriptures.
www.faithstreams.com /topics/members-and-partners/american-bible-society.html   (404 words)

  
 Canadian Bible Society - Distribution - Prisoners
The Canadian Bible Society (CBS) works with chaplains across Canada to bring hope through the Word of God to the 34,000 men and women incarcerated in Canada's prisons - in 46 prisons for men and six for women.
The Canadian Bible Society also distributes the Walking with Jesus new reader series, in a variety of languages, to prisoners requiring literacy materials.
The New Testaments and Bibles given to prisoners are sometimes the only personal possessions of serious offenders who are segregated from the general prison population.
www.biblesociety.ca /distribution/prisoners/index.html   (203 words)

  
 Bible Network News
Hurricane Felix, which hit Nicaragua at the beginning of the month, inflicted major damage on the homes of a Bible Society promoter and three translators in Puerto Cabezas, 780 kms from the capital, Managua, and in Waspán...
This was the experience of staff from the Slovak Bible Society who attended two Christian festivals recently.
Bible dedications in the mountains of Guatemala are always an adventure.
www.biblenetworknews.com   (195 words)

  
 Ramseyer-Northern Bible Society Museum Collection
This work is dedicated, with tremendous respect, to the Wycliffe Bible Translators, who have done so much, with such dedication, to raise the sights of so many people in all parts of the world.
The Ramseyer-Northern Bible Society Museum Collection was the hobby and intense interest of the Rev. Henry E. Ramseyer, who was from 1918 until his death in 1945, the Secretary of the Northern Bible Society.
In 1979, the Society found itself unable to maintain the Bible House and its services and looked for a suitable place where the Collection might be continued, preferably in the Duluth area, where it had been conceived, developed, and displayed.
www.d.umn.edu /lib/bible   (620 words)

  
 British and Foreign Bible Society
These Bible Societies expanded rapidly at the end of the 18th century as a result of the establishment of various Missionary Societies.
The most important of the Bible Societies was the British and Foreign Bible Society that produced biblical texts in 700 languages and dialects.
The United Bible Societies was established in 1946 to improve cooperation between the various societies.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /REbible.htm   (183 words)

  
 Bible Society Making The Bible Heard
Bible Society began in 1804 as the British and Foreign Bible Society.
We are working for the day when the Bible's God-given revelation, inspiration and wisdom is shaping the lives and communities of people everywhere.
If you have a question which is not answered on the website, would like to order Bible Society resources or have a comment, we would love to hear from you.
www.biblesociety.org.uk   (292 words)

  
 Bible Society of Texas - Bible reading
Bible Society of Texas serves as a premier resource center for the Hebrew and Christian scriptures with the latest information on translations and editions of the Bible in all languages spoken in Texas.
The society works to remove any obstacle so that every resident of Texas can have the Bible in the most appropriate format and language at an affordable cost.
Distribute new Bibles free or at low cost to individuals in times of crisis, life changes, and need through hospitals, doctors offices, medical clinics, libraries, hotels, children's homes, orphanages, community centers, homeless shelters, food banks, clothing rooms, jails, prisons, half-way houses, and other ministry and community services.
www.biblesocietytx.org   (195 words)

  
 American Bible Society no longer the pope's "Pest"
Nida had dreamed of Bibles that would be acceptable to both Catholics and Protestants, so he organized a conference in Switzerland in the late 1960s, inviting the Vatican's Congregation for Propagation of the Faith.
It is not difficult to understand why the King James Bible, hated by the popes for centuries, is slowly being replaced by anything else in the Bible Society's catalog.
When a Bible is produced that everyone can love, even though they are worlds apart in their theology, it can no longer be used effectively to help people trim sin out of their lives.
www.chick.com /bc/2000/popespest.asp?FROM=Catholicpage   (644 words)

  
 Bible Society of South Africa - Good news for all for ever
Thank God that Bible work is beginning to become established in Guinea-Bissau, and pray that Christians there will support the Bible Society movement.
Pray that Sereer-speaking Christians will soon be able to read the Bible in their own language and remember our other translation projects, including leaflets and cartoons in local languages.
Complete the order form and become part of a world-wide fellowship of Christians praying for Bible Societies and Bible work.
www.biblesociety.co.za /pray/pray_91.asp   (277 words)

  
 World Bible Society
Also, in today's litigious society, it has become necessary to anticipate the use and abuse of legal challenges on the part of those who hate free speech and/or those who try to stiffle opposing opinions.
Note that the World Bible Society copyrights the look, feel and original content of its website for one reason only: to protect the integrity of the material presented.
You may also not frame any of The World Bible Society’s pages, as that would be a violation of the "fair use" principle embodied in international Copyright Laws.
www.worldbiblesociety.org /sitemap_bookstore_coryrightpolicy.html   (1263 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Bible Society on a mission to spread word among Scots
The Scottish Bible Society, founded in 1809 to provide Bibles to missionaries in countries as far afield as Kenya, Korea and China, is launching its strategy on home soil after widespread concern that Scotland is turning into a nation of agnostics.
The Rev Douglas Campbell, the executive director of the Scottish Bible Society, said he wanted to get the message across to Scots that the Bible should be an important part of their lives.
He said: "The strange paradox we live with today is that in Scotland there are plenty of Bibles, but no-one is reading them, whereas across the developing world, there is often a scarcity of Bibles and yet people are desperate to read the scriptures.
news.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=949842002   (762 words)

  
 Open Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: Bible
Bible Basics - Information about the Bible, where it came from, where to find various books or topics, and overviews of each of the books it contains.
The St. John's Bible - Being created by scribes in a scriptorium in Wales, the St. John's Bible will be the first handwritten, illuminated Bible in the modern era.
Stewarton Bible School - Introduction to ancient manuscripts and modern translations of the Bible, and large collection of topical articles and studies.
www.dmoz.org /Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Bible   (1443 words)

  
 The Bible Society of South Africa and ChristianMobile Launches VirtualBible the World’s First Bible in its ...
The Bible Society of South Africa is also a member of the United Bible Societies, a fellowship of 141 Bible Societies working in more than 200 countries, and we are sure that the potential of Virtual Bible™ is boundless
The Bible Society of South Africa is also a member of the United Bible Societies, a fellowship of 141 Bible Societies working in more than 200 countries, and we are sure that the potential of Virtual Bible™ is boundless," he added.
The Bible Society of South Africa is responsible to make affordable Bibles available to all South Africans.
www.prweb.com /releases/2006/9/prweb441452.htm   (654 words)

  
 home - The Bible Society of Zambia
Pray Until Something Happens!’ was the message given by Bible Society of Zambia Board member Kelvin Samwata at a service marking the UBS Day of Prayer in Zambia on May 9.
The inception of Bible Society in Zambia can be traced back to the coming of the first Protestant missionary societies towards the end of the 18th Century.
The earliest New Testament was published by the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1901 and the first full Zambian language Bible was Chinyanja published by the Bible Society of Scotland in 1905.
www.biblesociety-zambia.org   (323 words)

  
 Vermont Ecumenical Council and Bible Society
The Vermont Bible Society draws on two generous sources to provide the Bibles: the Greenleaf Fund and grants from the American Bible Society.
Requests for Bibles are made to the Vermont Ecumenical Council and Bible Society office.
It may also be used to provide a Bible of choice to each newly-ordained clergy person who resides in Vermont, and to pastors being installed in their first Vermont church.
www.vecbs.org /society/general.html   (357 words)

  
 Bible Society of Texas - Bible reading
Bible Society of Texas serves as a premier resource center for the Hebrew and Christian scriptures with the latest information on translations and editions of the Bible in all languages spoken in Texas.
The society works to remove any obstacle so that every resident of Texas can have the Bible in the most appropriate format and language at an affordable cost.
Distribute new Bibles free or at low cost to individuals in times of crisis, life changes, and need through hospitals, doctors offices, medical clinics, libraries, hotels, children's homes, orphanages, community centers, homeless shelters, food banks, clothing rooms, jails, prisons, half-way houses, and other ministry and community services.
www.biblesocietytx.org /index.htm   (195 words)

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