Items of Interest July 2, 2012 Issue

Eskimos get first complete Inuit Bible

Ron Csillag

“Eskimos get first complete Inuit Bible” © 2012 Religion News Service. Used with permission.
May 9, 2012

translators of the Inuit Bible

Inuktitut Bible translators Jonas Allooloo (left) and Benjamin Arreak (right) flank Hart Wiens, director of scripture translation for the Canadian Bible Society, who holds a copy of the New Testament in Inuktitut.

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The Bible is by far the most translated book in history. Portions of the Old and New Testaments have been translated into more than 2,500 languages. According to United Bible Societies, the complete Bible has been rendered into 469 tongues as of 2010.   

Inuktitut Bible translators Jonas Allooloo (left) and Benjamin Arreak (right) flank Hart Wiens, director of scripture translation for the Canadian Bible Society, who holds a copy of the New Testament in Inuktitut.

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