Bible Society Australia
Bible Society Australia is an Australian non-profit organisation which is involved in translating, publishing, and distributing the Christian Bible, engaging people with the Bible, and the provision of literacy support.[1]
History
The Bible Society of Australia was inaugurated at the instigation of Governor Lachlan Macquarie in Sydney on 7 March 1817. The first Australasian translation was a selection of Scripture selections in the Maori language printed in 1827. The Bible Society is the oldest continually operating organisation in Australia.
In 2010, the Bible Societies of Australia in each state merged into a single organisation, Bible Society Australia.[2]
In 2017, Bible Society Australia celebrated its Bicentenary with a number of events and activities.[3] This included hosting 230 delegates from 92 countries for a five day United Bible Societies Roundtable event in Manly, NSW. [4]
Projects
They have projects[5] in around 90 different languages.[6]
- Youth site at Godspeak
- Kids site
- Project to take the Bible to Outback Australia with The Flying Bible Man
- Work with other organisations including Open Doors[7]
- Project to translate the Bible into Auslan (Australian sign language) for the more than 10,000 people who use that language[8]
- Own Koorong, a chain of bookshops
- Finance the Center for Public Christianity
Impact
The Christian Science Monitor reported that the Bible Society has some effect on secular Australia ("Strine slang Bible a hit in secular Australia").[9]
They were featured on a 1967 Australia Post stamp.
See also
- Bible society
- John Dickson, the founder of the Center for Public Christianity
References
- ^ Bible Society Australia
- ^ "About Us". Bible Society Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ https://www.eternitynews.com.au/australia/special-year-for-the-bible-in-2017/
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/manly-daily/reaching-out-to-the-world-discussions-at-annual-conference/news-story/4625c25a7c2789a6e7c5320dceef5686
- ^ Projects - Bible Society
- ^ The Bible Society in Australia
- ^ Open Doors
- ^ Auslan
- ^ Strine slang Bible a hit in secular Australia