Eugene Albert Nida 1914-2011 American Bible Society mourns the passing of Eugene A. Nida, the distinguished linguist and Bible translator who introduced, developed and promoted the innovation of thought-for-thought translation. Beginning in 1943 and for more than 50 years, Dr. Nida was the leader of the translation program of… Read More

Was William Shakespeare utilized in the writing of the King James Bible? — Nancy Tyndall The King James Bible was the work of 50-odd scholars grouped in six teams, two from Westminster, two from Cambridge and two from Oxford. The text of the Bible was divided into six sections… Read More

If a person who never served the Lord during his or her lifetime asks forgiveness of sins on their deathbed, will they go to heaven? — Eva H. Wheeler The obvious example from Scripture that sheds light on your question is the thief on the cross. When he asked… Read More

Burt and Jerry Dyson Burt Dyson likes to point out that he became a believer at the age of 33, the same age that Jesus died. Over the 60 years since, Burt has had many adventures in his native Texas, around the U.S. and across the world. In… Read More

Showing support for the ‘Stop the Violence' campaign are Elizabeth Alanya (left), who was burned with hot water by her spouse, and Peruvian actress and singer Magaly Solier. (Photo by Sociedad Biblica Peruana.) “When my husband would hit me . . . the people [at church] would say, ‘Pray,… Read More

A Bible Society of Egypt banner on a church building in Cairo urges the adoption of biblical values in the reconstruction following February's Revolution. The Society has placed 230 such banners on church buildings across the country. Unprecedented days in the Arab world are providing the Bible Society of… Read More

Left to right: Rev. Simon Barnes, EVP ABS; Mr. Ho Yong Kim, executive director of KBS and Mr. Eui Hyun Kwon, president of KBS. (Photo by Lucy Barnes.) A war, a language barrier and an unbelieving heart: humans see all these as obstacles. But to God,… Read More

Since 1817, the Bible Society has been providing Scriptures to America's Armed Services. More recently, ABS has granted more than 2,200,000 Scripture resources to Chaplains in all branches of the Armed Services and the Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. Of that number, more than 1,500,000 have been Bibles and New… Read More

Many of the two million American troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001 will suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) — and these diagnoses often overlap. A think tank at Rand Corporation estimates that more than 26 percent of troops will return… Read More

Did Job live before or after the flood in Noah's day? — Deborah Malgwi It is not possible to ascribe a precise historical date to the events narrated in the book of Genesis, including the flood described in chapters 7 and 8, or to the life of Job and… Read More