E-Bible, electronic Bible, created in Philippines

The initiative was taken by the Philippine Bible Society, a non-profit and inter-confessional organization. The bible text is available in the eight most spoken dialects in the country.

Manila (AsiaNews/CBCP) – The Philippine Bible Society has created and launched an E-Bible, an electronic version of the bible in eight major Philippine dialects that indicates readings for the day and includes a mini-dictionary and a pad for typing notes while reading.

The Society – a non-profit and inter-confessional organization – said the idea was born following "concerns that the Scriptures will be left behind in a world that is moving so rapidly". The organisation is led by Bishop Efraim Tendero of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches and its vice-chairman is Bishop Arturo Bastes of the Catholic Commission on Biblical Apostolate.

The Bible text is available in Tagalog, Cebuano, Bicol, Pangasinan, Pampango, Samarenyo and Hiligaynon – the eight most spoken dialects in the country – and it also includes versions in English.

The initiative "seeks to make God's Word more accessible". "The world is becoming smaller and smaller," said a statement announcing the launch of the new Bible. "We are running fast towards a complete multimedia transformation and we cannot allow the Holy Word to be left behind in these modern times."

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