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The Bible is the most translated book in the world, with more translations (including an increasing number of sign languages) being produced annually.Many are translated and published with the aid of a global fellowship of around 150 Bible Societies which collectively form The United Bible Societies.
The Complete Jewish Bible (sometimes abbreviated as the CJB) [1] is a translation of the Bible into English by David H. Stern.It consists of both Stern's revised translation of the Old Testament plus his original Jewish New Testament (B'rit Hadashah) translation in one volume.
W. G. Shellabear, as he was generally known, was born at Holkham Hall on 7 August 1862 in Norfolk, England, where his father was estate manager. [4]He first went to Malaya as a British soldier, then returned as a Methodist missionary, where he worked from 1891 to 1948.
Gutenberg Bible in the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The Gutenberg Bible is an edition of the Vulgate, a Latin translation of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and the Greek New Testament by St Jerome.
It was only after the establishment of the United Bible Societies (UBS) in 1946 and the Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia (transl. Indonesian Bible Society; LAI) in 1951 was the responsibility for translating the Bible into languages other than Dutch was transferred from the NBG to the UBS and LAI.
The most widespread translation used by Indonesian right now is Terjemahan Baru (1985), or "New Translation" published by LAI ("Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia" or Indonesian Bible Society). Gottlob Brückner (1783–1857) translated the Bible into Javanese , the largest local language of Indonesia, in 1820 [ 5 ]
The ERV caused a slight bit of controversy among a small number of lay members of the Churches of Christ (the WBTC is an outreach of the Churches of Christ).Goebel Music wrote a lengthy book critiquing this translation titled "Easy-to-Read Version: Easy to Read or Easy to Mislead?", criticizing the ERV's method of translation, textual basis, and wording of certain passages. [5]