Tag: Bible translations

This is a record number of new translations in one year, according to the United Bible Societies. The cooperative body of 150 Bible Societies reported this in a press release on Monday.

Since the first Danish translation in 1550, the Bible has had a decisive influence on how we see each other and the world, writes the Danish Bible Society.

Because village residents are fearful of foreigners, Wycliffe Associates trains national Christians who then travel throughout the country to teach others how to translate the Bible for their language communities.

“People believe in black magic, believe that witchcraft controls their lives through curses and spells and magical poisons,” says Smith. “They’re trapped in the same animistic worldview that controlled their ancestors.”

IT'S a book that has left its mark on centuries of human history, one seen by scholars as the finest example of English prose. Presidents...