Bible Society Australia

Bible Society Australia National Scriptures Division - Ingleburn, NSW.

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.

References

External links

Bible Society Australia

Christianity in Australia
Denominations	Christian denominations in Australia Churches in Australia by state or territory
Conferences	Katoomba Christian Convention Hillsong Conference
Interdenominational organisations	National Council of Churches Youth Alive
Mission and service organisations	Anglicare Caritas Australia Church Mission Society Compassion Australia UnitingCare Wesley Mission World Vision Australia
Theological and research organisations	Christian Research Association National Church Life Survey
University ministries	Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students Australian Student Christian Movement
Media organisations	Australian Christian Channel 1079 Life 1WAY 2CBA 2WLF 3GCB 3TSC 4CAB Ultra106five Rhema FM Vision Radio Network
Publishers and booksellers	Bible Society Koorong Matthias Media Reformers Word
Influenced political groups	Australian Christian Lobby Australian Christians Christian Democratic Party Democratic Labour Party Family First Party Festival of Light Australia

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