Bible Society Australia National Scriptures Division - Ingleburn, NSW.
Bible Society Australia exists to put the Bible into people's hands.[1] They were inaugurated at the instigation of Governor Lachlan Macquarie in Sydney on March 7, 1817. The first Australasian translation was a selection of Scripture selections in the Maori language printed in 1827. The Bible Society is the oldest continuingly operating organisation in Australia.
Mission[]
The stated mission of the Bible Society of Australia is "to provide the Word of God to all people, in their own language, in a format they can use and at a price they can afford."
Projects[]
They have projects in around 90 different languages.
- They have a youth site at Godspeak.
- They have a project to take the Bible to Outback Australia with The Flying Bible Man.[2]
- They work with other organisations including Open Doors.[3]
- They have a project to translate the Bible into Auslan (Australian sign language) for the more than 10,000 people who use that language.[4]
Effect on Australian society[]
As reported in the Christian Science Monitor, the Bible Society has some effect on 'secular Australia' with an article 'Strine slang Bible a hit in secular Australia'. They were featured on a 1967 Australia Post stamp.
See also[]
- Bible society
- Strine
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