The Bible Society team alongside eighty eight children, youth and adults went for a 10k “Hike for Bibles” in the beautiful mountains of Lebanon, crossing the way from Zaarour to Sannine, on Saturday the 25th of July 2015. The purpose of the hike was to fundraise money to provide bibles…...
Award for the Chat Bible Bil3arabi app
Our Chat Bible Bil3arabi app received the Annie Vallotton Award for the Best Digital Product at the United Bible Socieities Publishers Convention 2015 in recognition of Outstanding Creativity in Bible Publishing. Check out the app here: Android: https://alturl.com/mtpjm iOs: https://alturl.com/w55xb: Windows: https://alturl.com/t3989...
The Maronite Patriarch’s gift to all his visitors.
Cardinal Rai, Patriarch of the Maronite Church and president of the APECL (Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs andBishops in Lebanon) met the Bible Society’s General Secretary, Dr. Mike Bassous, in a private audience on April 14 to discuss the Arabic Peace & Justice Bible promotion. Having his imprimatur and endorsement on…...
The Bible – Book of the Generations Seminar
As a part of the plan in serving the word of God and maintaining a high level of Scientific Biblical education, the Bible society’s Middle East North Africa (MENA) Centre for Biblical Studies, in collaboration with the Biblical Federation in Lebanon, launched its first seminar, entitled “The Bible – book…...
UCIP Christian book Exhibition 2014
The Bible Society participated yet another year in the UCIP’s 13th annual Christian book exhibition which was held at Mar Elias church – Antileas, from November 27 till December 7 2014. At the exhibition, the Bible Society displayed a collection of its products such as different Bible translations, children’s books,…...
Major Support to the Bible Cause
The Bible Society held its annual stakeholders’ dinner to raise awareness and support for the Bible cause. As in every year, the Bible Society Board organized a special dinner for major donors, supporters, partners, and representatives of the churches on May 27 at Le Maillon Restaurant. More than 110 persons…...
SMS Bible
On June 1, the Bible Society launched its colloquial Lebanese SMS-language Scripture APP on iTunes store. The APP, which is still in it trial phase, provides the four Gospels and the book of Acts in the newly created language of our Arabic-speaking young people that uses Latin alphabets and numeric…...
Press conference and Roundtable discussion on the Peace & Justice Bible
Press conference and Roundtable discussion on the Peace & Justice Bible The Bible Society, in partnership with World Vision, organized a press conference and a roundtable discussion around the Peace & Justice Arabic Bible, July 17 & 24, 2014 respectively. The press conference was held at the Catholic Information Center…...
Peace & Justice Bible Launched in Bkerke
The Bible Society, in partnership with World Vision, launched the Peace & Justice Arabic Bible on Sunday, June 22, 2014, in Bkerke, under the patronage of Cardinal Rai, Patriarch of the Maronite Church. The launching event took place during the morning Mass at the Patriarchal See, with the presence of…...
Chat Bible Bil3arabi
The majority of young people in the Arab World created their own chat language that is used extensively online. The Bible Society in Lebanon pioneered this free App offering the Good News Arabic translation of the New Testament in their chat language and an audio version downloadable chapter by chapter.…...
A glimpse of hope!
This is what the Bible Society relief team is trying to give to thousands of Syrian refugee families who have desperately fled their hometowns, crossing the borders into Lebanon to find a safe place for their children. Despite their difficult and needy situations, many families are afraid to register their…...