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A Bible society is a non-profit organization (usually ecumenical in makeup) devoted to translating, publishing, distributing the Bible at affordable costs and advocating its credibility and trustworthiness in contemporary cultural life. Ecumenism (also oecumenism, œcumenism) refers to initiatives aimed at greater Religious unity or cooperation Translation is the interpreting of the meaning of a text and the subsequent production of an equivalent text likewise called a " translation Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin The aim of Bible Advocacy as carried on for example by a Bible Society, is to enable Christian churches through various programmes to maintain their confidence in the Traditionally Bible Society editions contain Scripture, without any notes or commentary; but in recent decades this principle has been relaxed somewhat, and such editions typically have what is generally accepted to be "non-sectarian" notes on alternate translations of words, or variations in the different available manuscripts.

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History of Bible production

The Bible has engaged the attention of Christian leaders. In an extant letter, dated 331, Emperor Constantine requested Eusebius, bishop of Caesarea, to provide him with fifty copies of the Old and New Testaments for use in the principal churches in Constantinople. Extant literature refers to texts that have survived from the past to the present time Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus (27 February ca. 272 &ndash 22 May 337 commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine The Archbishop of Caesarea was one of the major suffragans of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem during the Crusades The diocese was an ancient one established In Western Christianity, the Old Testament refers to the books that form the first of the two-part Christian Biblical canon. In 797, Charlemagne commissioned Alcuin to prepare an emended text of the Vulgate; multiple copies of this text were created, not always accurately, in the famous writing schools at Tours. Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his Alcuin of York (Alcuinus or Ealhwine, nicknamed Albinus or Flaccus (c The Vulgate is an early Fifth Century version of the Bible in Latin, and largely the result of the labours of Jerome, who was commissioned by Tours is a city in France the Préfecture (capital city of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river

The first book printed in Europe was the Latin Bible, and Copinger estimates that 124 editions of the Vulgate had been issued by the end of the 15th century. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The Italian Bible was printed a dozen times before 1500, and eighteen editions of the German Bible had already been published before Martin Luther's version appeared. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Martin Luther (November 10 1483 February 18 1546 was a German Monk, theologian, university professor Father of Protestantism, and church reformer From mediaeval time and then again accompanying the Protestant Reformation, there was a marked increase in interest in the scriptures. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time Notwithstanding the oppositional attitude adopted by the Roman Catholic Church at and after the Council of Trent (1545-1563), the translation and circulation of the Bible were undertaken with greater zeal, and in a more systematic fashion. The Council of Trent was the 19th Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church.

Bible Societies are an attractive form of common action for Christians who take the Bible seriously.

History of the Bible Societies

The modern Bible Society movement dates back to the foundation of the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1804 when a group of Christians sought to address the problem of a lack of affordable Bibles in Welsh for Welsh-speaking Christians. The British and Foreign Bible Society, often known in England and Wales as simply as the Bible Society, is a non-denominational Christian charity that exists to make This was highlighted by a young girl called Mary Jones who walked over 20 miles to get a Bible in Bala. Mary Jones ( December 16, 1784 &ndash December 29, 1864) was a Welsh Protestant Christian girl who at age sixteen

Although perceived as Protestant, from the early days the British and Foreign Bible Society was ecumenical, and from 1813 allowed inclusion of the Apocrypha.

As a reaction to this broad-minded ecumenism the Trinitarian Bible Society was founded in 1831 for people who preferred a biblical yet narrower and strictly Trinitarian doctrine and Protestant canon which excluded the Apochryphal books. The Trinitarian Bible Society was founded in 1831 "to promote the Glory of God and the salvation of men by circulating both at home and abroad in dependence on the Divine blessing

Even so Catholics would not officially participate in or endorse vernacular translations, as Pope Gregory XVI in his 1844 encyclical Inter Praecipuas strictly condemned both bible societies and "the publication, dissemination, reading, and possession of vernacular translations of sacred Scriptures", the policy that was changed by Vatican II in the 1960s. Pope Gregory XVI ( September 18 1765 &ndash June 1 1846) born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, named Mauro as a member of The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was the twentieth century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church.

The British and Foreign Bible Society extended its work to England, India, Europe and beyond. Auxiliary branches were set up all over the world which later became Bible Societies in their own right. Today the United Bible Societies co-ordinates the work of these separate Bible Societies. Each Bible Society is a non-denominational Christian network which works to translate, revise, print, and distribute affordable Bibles in their own land, according to the demands of all the churches in that land. Nowadays Bible Societies print Bibles according to the canons of the countries they are in e. g. Protestant, Catholic or Orthodox, and ecumenical or inter-confessional versions. Today Bible Societies work with other Christian agencies and Bible translations are done on an ecumenical basis, through The International Forum of Bible Agencies.

United States

In the United States, Bible societies flourished in the first half of the 19th century. In addition to the American Bible Society, a number of state and regional Bible Societies were established prior to the Civil War and remain active to this day distributing Bibles and other literature to prisons, hospitals and shelters. The American Bible Society ( ABS) is a group founded in 1816, that publishes distributes and translates the Bible. Most of these regional societies are affiliated with the National Association of State and Regional Bible Societies The oldest Bible Society in the United States is the Pennsylvania Bible Society, founded in 1808. The Bible society movement spread west as far as Chicago where the Chicago Bible Society was founded in 1840, making it only five years younger than the city itself.

Current Bible Societies

The United Bible Societies (UBS) is a worldwide association of Bible societies. As of January 2006, the UBS has 141 member societies, working in more than 200 countries and territories. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Notable Bible societies include:

non-UBS Bible Societies


Bible translation groups

other Bible organisations which are not Bible Societies in the strict sense:

†Gideons do not translate but distribute existing translations of the Bible. The British and Foreign Bible Society, often known in England and Wales as simply as the Bible Society, is a non-denominational Christian charity that exists to make Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The American Bible Society ( ABS) is a group founded in 1816, that publishes distributes and translates the Bible. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Catholic Biblical Federation ( CBS) is a worldwide "fellowship" of administratively independent Catholic bible associations and other organizations committed to Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Bible Society in New Zealand began in 1846 The aim of the organisation is to promote the distribution of Christian Scriptures in appropriate format in For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The Bible Society in Australia exists to put the Bible into people's hands Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bible Society NSW is an Australian Bible society, formed through an Act of the Parliament of New South Wales in 1817 and was known as the NSW auxiliary Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Bible Society in New Zealand began in 1846 The aim of the organisation is to promote the distribution of Christian Scriptures in appropriate format in For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ukrainian Bible Society (Українське Біблійне Товариство- religious non-profit organization established by representatives of different Christian Russian Bible Society (Российское Библейское Общество - Christian non-denominational organization for translating and distributing the The International Bible Society ( IBS) based in Colorado Springs Colorado, is a Christian organization which translates and distributes the Bible Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Trinitarian Bible Society was founded in 1831 "to promote the Glory of God and the salvation of men by circulating both at home and abroad in dependence on the Divine blessing Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Institute for Bible Translation, was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1973 by Dr Wycliffe Bible Translators is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making a translation of the Bible in every living language in the world especially for cultures with little Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gideons International (also known as Gideon's Bible) is an evangelical Christian organization dedicated to distributing copies of the Bible in Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, a Not-for-profit organization headquartered in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationist, millenialist Christian denomination Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)

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