Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
Encyclopedia
Studium Biblicum Franciscanum is a Franciscan
academic society based in Jerusalem and Hong Kong
.
They publish the theological journal Liber annuus ISSN 0081-8933 in Latin. Although articles are written in many languages, the editorial text is Latin.
The Hong Kong
branch founded in 1945 by the Venerable
Gabriele Allegra
produced the first complete translation of the Catholic
Bible
in Chinese in 1968 after a 40 year effort.
The Studium Biblicum Translation is often considered the Chinese Bible among Catholics.
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
academic society based in Jerusalem and Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
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They publish the theological journal Liber annuus ISSN 0081-8933 in Latin. Although articles are written in many languages, the editorial text is Latin.
The Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
branch founded in 1945 by the Venerable
Venerable
The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English-language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.-Roman Catholic:...
Gabriele Allegra
Gabriele Allegra
Gabriele Allegra was a Franciscan Friar and scripture scholar. He is best known for performing the first complete translation of the Catholic Bible into the Chinese language. His Studium Biblicum Translation is often considered the definitive Chinese Bible among Catholics...
produced the first complete translation of the Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
in Chinese in 1968 after a 40 year effort.
The Studium Biblicum Translation is often considered the Chinese Bible among Catholics.
External links
- Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Jerusalem
- Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Hong Kong
- Liber annuus — Complete text of all articles from volumes 39 to 56 (1989–2006) in a single Adobe AcrobatAdobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat is a family of application software developed by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format . All members of the family, except Adobe Reader , are commercial software, while the latter is available as freeware and can be downloaded...
(.pdf) file.