Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary

Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary
Established 1951
Location Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Affiliations Bible Society of India
Website http://www.bsind.org/andhra.htm

The Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary[1] is located in Secunderabad.

This Auxiliary translated the Telugu and Lambadi versions of the Bible.

Telugu Version

In the Annual report of the British & Foreign Bible Society[2] John Hay had undertaken the revision of the Telugu Bible (of Lyman Jewett?). In the same report, mention was made of the Secunderabad Branch.[3]

In 1953, the Telugu Bible was revised from earlier version which had been translated by John Hay, Edward Pritchett,[4] John Smith Wardlaw (1813-), James William Gordon, John Redmond Bacon and Dhanavada Anantam.[5]

Modern translations of the Telugu Bible in common language were taken up by A. B. Masilamani, Victor Premasagar and G. Babu Rao.

A Living Bible in Telugu was also proposed as early as 1980[6]

Lambadi version

In 2001, the Lambadi version translated by B. E. Devaraj was released.

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Prema Sakshi, Volume 6, Issue 4, August 2008. pp.11-41. Prema Sakshi, a monthly registered (APTEL 07419/01/2002) magazine published by I. C. Ashok Kumar at Neena Publications, Door Number 1-5-4/1/A, First Floor, Behind Sai Raja Deluxe Cinema, Musheerabad, Hyderabad 500 048.
  2. ↑ Annual report of the British & Foreign Bible Society, British and Foreign Bible Society, Printed for the Society by J. Tilling, 1867.
  3. ↑ Howard Benjamin Grose, Missions: an international Baptist magazine, , Volume 9, 1918.
  4. ↑ Arrived in India, November 17, 1811
  5. ↑ John Hay, Edward Pritchett, John Smith Wardlaw, John Redmond Bacon, Dhanavada Anantam, The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: translated into the Telugu language (with references), under the auspices of the British and Foreign Bible Society, Bible Society of India, Pakistan and Ceylon, Secunderabad Auxiliary, 1953.
  6. ↑ Roger E. Hudlund, World Christianity: South Asia, Volume 3 of World Christianity, Missions Advanced Research and Communication Center, Missions Advanced Research and Communication Center, 1980. p.60.
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