Bible Society Australia

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 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 continuingly operating organisation in Australia.

In 2010, the Bible Societies of Australia in each state merged into a single organisation, Bible Society Australia.[2]

Mission

The stated goal of Bible Society Australia is "to translate, publish, distribute and engage people with the Bible."[2]

Projects

They have projects[3] in around 90 different languages.[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".[8] They were featured on a 1967 Australia Post stamp.

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