Korean Catholic Bible
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| Korean Catholic Bible | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Holy Bible |
| Abbreviation | KCB |
| Language | Korean |
| Complete Bible published | September 20, 2005 |
| Publisher | Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea |
| Religious affiliation | Catholic |
The Korean Catholic Bible (Korean: 한국 가톨릭 성경; RR: Hangug gatollig seonggyeong) is the Holy Bible (성경; Seonggyeong) translated in Korean language for use of Korean Catholics.This version is the standard Bible for the Roman Catholic Church in Korea since 2005, replacing the Common Translation Bible.[1] The Tetragrammaton for the name of God in the Old Testament is rendered as 야훼 [Yah-whe] , instead of traditional rendering 여호와 [Yeo-ho-wa].
History
[edit]In 1988, the New Bible Translation Project was constituted by the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Korea. The new translation begun in 1989 and completed in late 2002. In 2005, the Korean Catholic Bible was released to the public through 17-year efforts which original texts(the Hebrew Bible and Greek Old/New Testaments) are fully translated into modern Korean.
- Texts Sources (OT: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, Apocrypha: Septuagint, NT: UBS Greek New Testament 4th Edition)
See also
[edit]- Bible translations
- Bible translations into Korean
- Christianity in South Korea
- Catholic Church in South Korea
References
[edit]- ^ "Catholic Korean-language translation of Bible complete". TheFreeLibrary. February 7, 2003.
External links
[edit]- Full text of the Korean Catholic Bible (2005) (CBCK website)