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Traditions and New Approaches."  <a href="https://ibtrussia.org/ibt-ras-conference-call-papers">Read more</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div > </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block"> <div class="block-content"> </div> </div><div class="views-element-container block"> <div class="block-content"> <div><div class="view view-frontpage view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-f194f19bd60cde7e36639e7d3906fbfccacc19b58c6be1a6c6d54afb2f00204a"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="2384" class="node node-type-news node-promoted node-view-mode-teaser"> <h2 class="node-title"> <a href="https://ibtrussia.org/news-20012024" rel="bookmark"><span>news-20012024</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-heading field--type-string field--label-hidden field-item"><a href="https://ibtrussia.org/news-20012024" hreflang="en">IBT workshop on oral Bible translation in Makhachkala</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field-item"><time datetime="2024-01-20T12:00:00Z">01/20/2024</time> </div> <div class="node-taxonomy-container field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> <ul class="taxonomy-terms"> <li> <a href="https://ibt.org.ru/news-20012024" hreflang="ru"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/DSC03744_1.jpg.webp?itok=Y6LqqWzt" width="147" height="220" class="image-field" /> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://ibt.org.ru/news-20012024" hreflang="ru"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/DSC03749-1_0.jpg.webp?itok=8aMZ6Pgm" width="147" height="220" class="image-field" /> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://ibt.org.ru/news-20012024" hreflang="ru"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/DSC03845-1.jpg.webp?itok=V8RVh74G" width="220" height="147" class="image-field" /> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p>From January 15 to 20, the Institute for Bible Translation held a practical seminar on oral Bible translation  (OBT) in Makhachkala.</p> <p>Translators and exegetical advisers from the Tsudakhar, Godoberi, Chamalal andl Karata projects participated in this event. All four of these non-written languages belong to the Nakh-Dagestani language family. The oral nature of the use of these languages by their speakers determined the choice of the oral Bible translation methodology for them.</p> <p>The workshop started with an introduction to the methodology of the translation process, providing the participants with a solid foundation for their practical exercises. The practical segment of the workshop focused on the 1st chapter of the book of Ruth, allowing the participants to apply the newly acquired knowledge and skills to a specific biblical text...</p> </div> <div class="node-links-container"><ul class="links inline"><li><a href="https://ibtrussia.org/news-20012024" rel="tag" title="news-20012024" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about news-20012024</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="2382" class="node node-type-news node-promoted node-view-mode-teaser"> <h2 class="node-title"> <a href="https://ibtrussia.org/news-17012024?language_content_entity=en" rel="bookmark"><span>news-17012024</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-heading field--type-string field--label-hidden field-item"><a href="https://ibtrussia.org/news-17012024?language_content_entity=en" hreflang="en">The Book of Jonah and Gospel Parables in the Abkhaz language</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field-item"><time datetime="2024-01-17T12:00:00Z">01/17/2024</time> </div> <div class="animate-fadeInUp node-taxonomy-container field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> <ul class="taxonomy-terms"> <li> <a href="https://ibtrussia.org/news-17012024?language_content_entity=ru" hreflang="ru"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/Abkhaz_Jonah_0.png.webp?itok=Z7JbtbZZ" width="168" height="220" class="image-field" /> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://ibtrussia.org/news-17012024?language_content_entity=ru" hreflang="ru"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/Abkhaz_Jonah_page.jpeg.webp?itok=usW5xOZJ" width="162" height="220" class="image-field" /> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://ibtrussia.org/news-17012024?language_content_entity=ru" hreflang="ru"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/Abkhaz_GospelParables_0.png.webp?itok=tYzbqvGk" width="154" height="220" class="image-field" /> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="animate-fadeInUp field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p>IBT released two editions in the Abkhaz language: the Book of the Jonah and "Gospel Parables".</p> <p>The Abkhaz are the indigenous population of Abkhazia (122 2000 people, census 2011). According to the 2020 census 8,177 Abkhaz live in Russia. The Abkhaz language belongs to the Abkhaz-Adyg language family.</p> <p>The book of Jonah has profound symbolic meaning. This short dramatic story of an Old Testament prophet who spent three days inside a large fish relates essential truths about human existence before God. This story applies equally to the prophet Jonah, individually to every human being, and collectively to the entire human race, and it raises such important issues as disobedience to God, repentance, and God's mercy...</p> </div> <div class="node-links-container"><ul class="links inline"><li><a href="https://ibtrussia.org/news-17012024?language_content_entity=en" rel="tag" title="news-17012024" class="animate-fadeInLeft" style="display: block;" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about news-17012024</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="2232" class="node node-type-newsletter node-promoted node-view-mode-teaser"> <h2 class="node-title"> <a href="https://ibtrussia.org/promo4?language_content_entity=en" rel="bookmark"><span>promo4</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-heading field--type-string field--label-hidden field-item"><a href="https://ibtrussia.org/promo4?language_content_entity=en" hreflang="en">Support the publication of the Pentateuch in the Avar language</a></div> <div class="animate-fadeInUp field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p><div class="image-medium mod-insert align-left" style=" height:202px; margin:5px 10px; width:220px"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field-item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Promo26_emb_styles_medium.jpg.webp?itok=DX_9FqeE" width="220" height="202" alt class="image-field"> </div> </div> </p> <p><strong>Population:               </strong>912,090<br> <strong>Language family:      </strong>Northeast Caucasian<br> <strong>Region:                       </strong>Central Dagestan, Northern Caucasus  <br> <strong>Capital:                       </strong>Makhachkala<br> <strong>Religion:                     </strong>Sunni Muslim<br> <strong>Bible portions to date:</strong> John (1979), Mark (1996), Luke/Acts (2000), Proverbs (2005, 2007), NT (2008), Genesis (2011), Ruth/Esther/Jonah (2017), 1-2 Samuel/1-2 Kings (2021), Daniel (2023).</p> <p><strong>NT translation:</strong> New Testament was published in 2008. In 2025 we plan to start the revision of the NT.<br> <strong>OT translation: </strong>We are planning to publish the whole<strong> <em>Pentateuch</em></strong> in 2025.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="color:#800000">Your donation of 20 USD will allow us to print and deliver to the reader 5 copies of Pentateuch in the Avar language.</span></strong></p> </div> <div class="node-links-container"><ul class="links inline"><li><a href="https://ibtrussia.org/promo4?language_content_entity=en" rel="tag" title="promo4" class="animate-fadeInLeft" style="display: block;" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about promo4</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="1838" class="node node-type-newsletter node-promoted node-view-mode-teaser"> <h2 class="node-title"> <a href="https://ibtrussia.org/newsletter-051020" rel="bookmark"><span>newsletter-051020</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-heading field--type-string field--label-hidden field-item"><a href="https://ibtrussia.org/newsletter-051020" hreflang="en">Glimpses of the Glassy Sea</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-text field--type-string field--label-hidden field-item">October 2020</div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field-item"><p><div class="image-medium mod-insert align-left" style=" height:220px; margin:5px 10px; width:165px"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field-item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Glimpses_emb_styles_medium.jpg.webp?itok=66fpyJxO" width="165" height="220" alt class="image-field"> </div> </div> <span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px">IBT has published a special English-language book </span> dedicated to its silver anniversary of being a fullfledged Russian organization. The present volume is a compilation of IBT newsletters dealing with our various Bible translation projects, written by IBT staff member Tanya Prokhorova over the course of the past decade based on her interviews with project workers. The golden thread that runs through all of these newsletters is Tanya’s focus on the human face of IBT. It is not only about producing a good translation of the Bible into many languages (although this is undoubtedly a key part of the process), but about serving people – many people, different people, from a large variety of backgrounds, who happen to speak many different languages. In other words, the final goal of our work is human-centric, not book-centric. 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