“If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause that a boy that driveth a plow shall know more of the Scriptures than thou dost.” —William Tyndale Would you like to know more about William Tyndale and other men whose hearts burned to see the Bible translated into the vernacular? You can learn […]
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ABT is honored to support the work of Instructor Joseph Neill at the Biblical Greek Program. —— Would you like to read the New Testament in the very words in which it was written? Now is your opportunity to get started! We are excited to announce that we plan to run another beginners’ Biblical Greek
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Last week we enjoyed meeting with the Berea congregation in northern Indiana. Though none of us knew it three years ago, when they agreed to send Sister A. to work in Bible translation, they opened themselves to supporting ABT’s likely first literacy consultant. Our encounter with this sending church focused on their work as her
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“The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue. It never needs a furlough, and is never considered a foreigner.” —William Cameron Townsend
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Greetings! In the beginning of February, I had the privilege of visiting the beautiful, diverse continent of Africa for 10 days. Since part of my job description with ABT includes being the Field Director for our African work, I was commissioned by the board to take in a conference in East Africa and then following
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A small All-Nations team of two families moved to Benin, West Africa, during 2017. This email introduces the Weno* language group among whom they are living. Although other Christian workers have been working with this large group of people in recent years, Bible translation and church planting is still a great need. This team responded
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Do unreached people groups seem far away? Does helping with Bible translation seem out of your reach? At EXPLORE ABT you will get a taste of how languages work and how to learn them. Hear a Bible translator’s stories. Debate the concept of indigenous churches. And have your vision for the nations refreshed! Lord willing,
“In Bible translation, we cross language barriers to take advantage of a people’s language, turning it into a lens through which they can see God. Their language is a medium by which they can hear God’s Word. In their own tongue, they can express God’s glory. Their language becomes a means of communicating with their
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When we think of Bible translation needs, we’re often looking around the world to the East or West, or down to our South. Our eyes don’t as quickly go North. That was true at ABT until a member-in-training noticed a flyer appealing for Bible translation help for the First Nations people of Canada. Feeling that
“When God spoke to us in Scripture He used human language, and when He spoke to us in Christ He assumed human flesh. In order to reveal Himself, He both emptied and humbled Himself. That is the model of evangelism which the Bible supplies.” — John R. Stott
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