Distribution of Bible

Institute for Bible Translation

An organization that translates the Bible into the languages of small nations. A huge number of translations have been made, many translations in the process, but the translated part of the Scripture can now be downloaded from the site in PDF, for a mobile phone, as a module for its own program.
There is a version online.
All versions of translations go with the notations, a number with small dictionaries - glossaries.

All translations are freely and openly distributed.

IPB works in cooperation and under the scientific and methodological guidance of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The activities of the IPB are held with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia in cooperation with the Patriarchal Synodal Bible Commission (PSBK).

Types of publications

• The Bible and its parts;
• Biblical stories for children with color illustrations;
• auxiliary and analytical literature in the field of biblical studies.

Principles. Partners.

The principles and procedures for translation correspond to the requirements of the International Forum of Bible Organizations (FBAI), of which the IBA is a member. The IBI works in partnership with two of the largest international organizations involved in the translation of the Bible - SIL and United Bible Societies (UBS), as well as in a number of projects with national Bible societies and the Pioneer Bible Tranlators (PBT).

Translation

The IPB is working on translating the Bible and its parts into the languages of 65 non-Slavic peoples of Russia and other CIS countries. The Institute unites dozens of linguists, philologists and biblical scholars - specialists of various national and confessional affiliation from all CIS countries. Texts of translations undergo various stages of checks and editing, and are also tested by native speakers.

Training

Due to the specific nature of its activities, the IBP, unlike other scientific institutions, does not have ready scientific personnel to perform the basic function of translating the Bible into the languages of the peoples of the CIS countries. One of the forms of the Institute's work is the organization of seminars for Bible translators and editors for the purpose of their education, counseling and exchange of scientific experience.

Scientific work

The IPB organizes and conducts international conferences, colloquiums and meetings on the subject of its activities, which results in the publication of proceedings; Prepares methodological guides for translators; Publishes an auxiliary and analytical literature on biblical studies.

Publishing

IPB is a publishing house and produces pre-press preparation of texts of translations, illustrations, geographic maps; The design of covers, carries out communication with printing houses.

Dissemination

IPA carries out charity projects for the distribution of publications, which includes planning and coordinating the circulation of Bible translations, organizing the delivery and storage of finished publications; Communication with distributors and readers.

Information development

IPI conducts presentations of its publications, regularly publishes articles, press releases in the media and in the news section of the website, publishes the newsletter "News of Bible Translation," places translations in PDF format on the web- Website, etc.

University of Bible Fellowship

The goal is to spread the gospel among university students all over the world, for this purpose individual Bible studies, group Bible studies, biblical schools and conferences are conducted. Also, missionary activities, the spread of the Gospel in other cities and countries.

Statement of Faith

• We believe that the Bible is the inspired, infallible and immutable Word of God.
• We believe in the One God of the Creator, who eternally exists in three Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the divine essence of our Lord Jesus Christ, His immaculate conception, His sinless life, His miracles, His redeeming Sacrifice on the cross, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to heaven, where He sits at the right hand of the Father, and His Second Coming in Flesh on earth in power and glory.
• We believe that the salvation of sinners, their rebirth by the Holy Spirit is absolutely necessary.
• We believe that the Holy Spirit dwells in believers and gives them power for a righteous life.
• We believe in the bodily resurrection of the paired and unpaired: for the believers - for life, for the unbelievers - for condemnation.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• MROECE The "University Bible Fellowship" works closely with the international movement University Bible Fellowship, the University Bible Fellowship (abbreviated UBF), an international Christian evangelical student organization founded in 1961. Currently, the UBF preaches the Gospel in more More than 80 countries around the world, including in the CIS countries.In the territory of Russia, the University Biblical Commonwealth Movement has been operating since 1990.

Christian Bible Facts

The main goal of the project is to strengthen faith for those who lost it and help others to acquire it, through our amazing life stories, archaeological evidence and the facts that Jesus and all the events that are described in the Bible were real.