The American Bible Society is a society that was founded in New York in 1816 to promote world wide circulation of the Bible to all people without denominational or racial discrimination. As a standard practice the Bibles have been distributed at or below cost through the agencies of the American Bible Society. The Record is the official publication of the American Bible Society, and can be subscribed to online. The American Bible Society launched its first online ministry in 1999.
In 1963 the American Bible Society had to date distributed 658,121,937 Bibles in 231 languages. Bibles for the blind in braille, Moon, New York Point, and other systems had been distributed since 1835. Membership in the American Bible Society had reached around 165,000 by 1963.
During World War I the American Bible Society distributed over 6,800,000 Bibles. In World War II it distributed over 14,500,000 Bibles in 40 different languages over the six year period.
The Library of the American Bible Society in New York City is known to contain some of the worlds most rare and valuable editions of the Bible.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
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