United Bible Societies

The United Bible Societies (UBS) is a worldwide federation of Bible societies. Headquarters of the organisation is in Swindon, Wiltshire in England.

United Bible Societies (UBS)
Founded1948
TypeChristian interdenominational missionary association
Area served
World
Websiteunitedbiblesocieties.org

History

The organization was founded in 1948 with representatives from national Biblical societies.[1] In 2008, it had 100 member societies. [2] In 2013, it had 145 member societies in more than 200 countries.[3]. In 2019, it had translated the entire Bible with her partners in 694 languages. [4]

Members

The UBS has members and affiliates in 145 countries, working in more than 200 countries and territories.[5] They include:

Magazine

The Bible Translator is a refereed journal, published since 1950, dedicated to articles about the theory and practice of Bible translation. It appears in two series – Technical Papers in January and July, and Practical Papers in April and October.[10]

See also

References
  1. George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, Volume 5, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2016, p. 2356
  2. Mona Baker, Kirsten Malmkjær, Gabriela Saldanha, Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, Psychology Press, USA, 1998, p. 24
  3. Paula Gooder, The Bible: A Beginner's Guide, Oneworld Publications, UK, 2013, p. 117
  4. Eternity News, 5.6 billion have the Bible in their language, eternitynews.com.au, Australia, February 22, 2019
  5. UBS web page retrieved Jan 24, 2011
  6. Columbian Bible Society Archived June 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine website
  7. Bible Society of South Africa website
  8. Dutch Bible Society website
  9. 'Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia' website
  10. Journal
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