Biblica history

Two years later, the NYBS began its ministry to the military, and in 1815 they began ministry to prison inmates.

When Ellis Island opened in 1892, the Society continued providing Bibles to the flood of immigrants entering the country.

The stele, which was discovered at the site of the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes in 1896, contains 28 lines of text, mostly detailing the Egyptians’ victory over the Libyans and their allies.

In 1968 the New York Bible Society became the translation sponsor of the New International Version of the Bible.

When it was completed in 1973, the NIV quickly became the best-selling contemporary English translation of all time.

The second part of an examination of the Bible as literature, this film examines the books of Joshua, Samuel, and Kings as historical documents, the Book of Proverbs as lyric poetry, and the prophetical books as protest literature. It was produced in 1974 by Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.See all videos for this article

When this ground-breaking translation was first published in 1978, the NIV soon became the best-selling contemporary English translation of all time.

John Rogerson (1986), Atlas of the Bible, Equinox/Facts on File.

April 1, 2003 from Answers UpdateMillions of people each year visit the Smithsonian Institution—a leading research organization in Washington, D.C., with many museums—funded by US tax dollars.

Jewish Study Bible (2004), Oxford University Press [JSB]. There is no authorized translation of the Tanakh (the Hebrew for what Christians know as the Old Testament) into English.

A clue may lie in a limestone boulder discovered embedded in a stone wall in the town of Tel Zayit, 35 miles southwest of Jerusalem, in 2005.

In 2007, Time magazine asserted that the Bible “has done more to shape literature, history, entertainment and culture than any book ever written”.

In 2009, the International Bible Society changed its name to Biblica.

New American Bible, Revised Edition (2011), Harper Collins [NABRE]. The text is approved by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops under the Catholic Code of Canon Law 825.

March 3, 2012 from News to KnowEditorial discusses the supposed usefulness of a "sugarcoated" Bible.

12, 2014 from Answers MagazineHave you ever wondered how the early history of Egypt and other ancient nations fits within biblical history?

Bart D. Ehrman (2015), After the New Testament, Oxford University Press (2ed). Documents from the 200 years after the death of Jesus.

June 5, 2016 from Answers MagazineThe Nazareth Inscription is a powerful piece of extrabiblical evidence that Christ’s Resurrection was already being proclaimed shortly after He was raised.

1, 2017 from Answers MagazineJust three blocks from the heart of DC, a new museum has risen that invites all people to take a closer look at the Bible.

8, 2020 from Answers MagazineOne of the most-quoted resources about the world during Bible times is the first-century historian Josephus.