Bible translations

The year 2018 is set to be an historic year for Bible translation, according to Wycliffe Associates.

The Bible has been translated into thousands of languages across the globe, but one people group that is often unable to read the Bible in a language they can understand is the deaf community.

Last month, Crossway announced that it would not be updating the current ESV Bible translation, and that it would be maintained as it is for posterity. Now, however, the Christian publisher is backtracking on that decision.

Wycliffe Associates have developed an innovative way of translating the Bible into the languages of people groups who do not have a written form of language.

Last year, the Bible Societies translated the Bible into 50 different languages.

You may own one Bible translation or you may own several (smart phones make this easy now), but chances are you have a default one that you go to more than others or prefer over others.

An effort to make the Bible more accessible for those with dyslexia has been undertaken.

A common dilemma for modern Christians is figuring out which translation of the Bible they should read.

In March 2013, the government of the Central African Republic was overthrown in a coup d'état in the country's capital, Bangui. Since that time, the country has experienced significant unrest and turmoil, which has affected the lives of many innocent people and also the work of Bible translation.

After a year's work, a World Evangelical Alliance panel has released its report on the Muslim-context translation practices of Wycliffe Bible Translators and its partner SIL International. Wycliffe requested the audit of its policies after controversy erupted last year over the world's premier translator supporting translations that altered the phrases "Son of God" and "God the Father" in Muslim contexts.