Our Vision & Mission
The Bible Society’s vision is to holistically meet the needs of communities through the transforming Word of God.
Our specific mission as a Christian inter-confessional, ecumenical, non-profit organization is to work to spread the Holy Bible’s message and culture to all generations through:
Translating, publishing, and distributing the Scripture using visual, audio-visual, readable, and digital formats.
Encouraging people to read and engage with God’s Word
Advocating the Bible cause to uphold human dignity
Partnering with all Churches and Christian institutions.
A New Translation: Good News Arabic
Bible Society has been instrumental in completing the joint Good News Arabic (GNA) translation in 1993. Until then, the two widely used Arabic translations were the Van Dyke & Al-Boustani (1865) and the Jesuit translation (1880), widely used among Catholic churches.
Work on the GNA began in the sixties under the supervision of the Bible Society and in collaboration with several scholars of the original languages and Arabic translators to complete the whole Bible.
Let’s start doing your bit for the world.
Our Partners
Across the region, the Bible Society is an active partner with denominations, churches, Parachurch and other non-profit organizations to share God’s Word.
Meet our board members
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Mr. Amine Michel Khoury
Mr. Khoury is the founder and president of Eastwood College, a leading academic institution since 1973, with two campuses in Mansourieh and Kfarshima. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree…...
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Archbishop George Bacouni
Archbishop Bacouni was ordained priest in the Greek-Catholic (Melkite) Church on July 30, 1995 after working 11 years in the banking sector. He was then ordained as Metropolitan of Tyre…...
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Dr. Michael Bassous
Dr. Bassous joined the Bible Society in Lebanon [also responsible for the work in Syria and Iraq] in 1999 and was appointed General Secretary / CEO in 2004. As part…...
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Bishop Antoine Aoukar
Bishop Aoukar is the representative of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch on the Bible Society Board, currently serving as Treasurer and Board Officer after having served for years on…...
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Mr. Samir Costantine
Mr. Samir Costantine, holds a BA degree in Business Administration from the American University in Beirut in 1982, and a master’s degree in business administration from Samford University in the…...
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Rev. Boghos Tinkjian
V. Rev. Boghos Tinkjian was born in Aleppo, Syria. He has been admitted to the Armenian Theological Seminary in 2003. Upon graduating, he became a celibate priest, thus being a…...
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Rev. Hrayr Cholakian
Rev. Cholakian is the pastor of the First Armenian Evangelical Church of Beirut since October 2011. He served as the director of the Armenian Evangelical Secondary School in Bourj Hammoud…...
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Father Dr. Porphyrios Georgi
Father Porphyrios is the representative of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East in the Board of the Bible Society. He serves as Archpriest at the Greek…...
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Sister Bassima Khoury
Sister Bassima Khoury is a General Administrator of the Antonine Maronite Sisters Order. She holds a doctorate degree in Biblical Theology and is a professor of New Testament at the…...
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Dr. Malko Dunya
Dr. Dunya was born in Zahle, Lebanon, in 1956. After finishing his education at the Syriac Orthodox School in Mouseitbeh, Beirut, he joined the American University of Beirut (AUB) in…...
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Engineer Charles Samuel Müller
Born in 1955 in Ain Zhalta, Chouf, and married to Esther Krenz with three boys and a girl, Mr. Müller holds a Masters of Science in Civil Engineering from the…...
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Dr. Nour Farra Haddad
Nour Farra Haddad is a senior researcher and instructor at Saint Joseph University (USJ), Lebanese University and American University of Science and Technology (AUST). She holds a PHD in Religious…...