Shinkaiyaku Japanese Bible (2003)
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
The Bible was first translated into Japanese by Jesuit missionaries in the sixteenth century. The Shinkaiyaku Seisho, or New Japanese Bible, was first published by the Japanese Bible Society in 1970. It was among the first complete Japanese Bibles translated wholly from the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Today the Shinkaiyaku Bible is the predominant translation used among Protestant denominations in Japan. The translators adopted an essentially literal translation philosophy, aiming to balance word-for-word and thought-for-thought translation strategies, comparable to the English Standard Version.
- The Predominant Bible translation used by Japanese Protestants
- Balance of word-for-word and thought-for-thought translation strategies
- Translated wholly from the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek
- Title: Shinkaiyaku Japanese Bible
- Publisher: Word of Life Press / 日本聖書刊行会
- Publication Date: 2003
- Pages: 2,071
Reviews
12 ratings
Jordan Christian
10/28/2024
Hi guys. Please, let’s get this resource done ✔️. Japan is a very studious and literate country, and we believe they need this and many other resources translated into Japanese. We are able to help if you need! Thank you.
Jeff Saunders
8/29/2024
this resource was updated in 2017 so if you could digitize that instead of the 2003 version it would be helpful to us all. thanks!
Clifford E. Moore
8/15/2024
It's been a while since I've visited LOGOS but I am very happy to see this project is almost funded! Praise the Lord! AND I agree with what's been said here, as someone who preordered this on January 30, 2017, PLEASE DIGITIZE THE 2017 Shinkaiyaku. By the way, for those who don't already know, you can purchase and have access to the 2017 Shinkaiyaku through Accordance Bible software. I rely on it heavily, but there is no furigana. Some years ago, I did purchase a Japanese digital interlinear-greek translation offered through Libronix (which is now LOGOS), so that's a part of the library, but that's the Shin Kyoudou Yaku (the Interconfessional Translation).casejd
8/3/2024
I missed when this moved from "gathering interest" to "almost funded" but I am quite glad to see something happen here! Logos team, as many others below have stated, when this is FINALLY fully funded, please upgrade this to the 2017 version with the furigana (which is included in the print version). I feel that I can say with a moderate degree of confidence that very few (if any), who pre-ordered this wants the 2003 version when the 2017 version is available. Thank you for your consideration and God bless!
steve headland
2/9/2024
Yes. Please get it available as soon as possible. Japan pastors need it.TJ
1/18/2024
It is shocking that this page is not translated into Japanese to advertise TO the Japanese. There are almost NONE Japanese digital bibles! I think it is a deliberate attack against Japan and the Kingdom of God to precent Japanese from hearing the Word of God. Almost every Japanese Bible website I have searched is being hacked and erased from the internet. is it Beijing or Tokyo doing this? Or both? BibleGateway and BibleHub SHOULD have this Bible digitally BUT THEY DO NOT! The only Bible Biblegateway has is an ERV (Easy To Read) version which is not very literal. Unnaceptable! This is a BIG PROBLEM. Where is the effort for the Kingdom of God? Japanese People need a good digital Bible!
Rev. Daniel Nilsen
11/30/2023
I don't suppose there's any news on this? I haven't pre-ordered it, but I'm still very interested in it.
