{"id":5678,"date":"2022-07-19T13:24:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T13:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/?p=5678"},"modified":"2022-07-20T08:23:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T08:23:31","slug":"bible-society-completes-additional-77-nigerian-sign-language-bible-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/bible-society-completes-additional-77-nigerian-sign-language-bible-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Society Completes Additional 77 Nigerian Sign Language Bible Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5678\" class=\"elementor elementor-5678\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05956f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05956f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-534fce1\" data-id=\"534fce1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e770d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39e770d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sign-lang-headline-1024x135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5679\" alt=\"Bible Society Completes Additional 77 Nigerian Sign Language Bible Stories\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sign-lang-headline-1024x135.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sign-lang-headline-300x40.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sign-lang-headline-768x101.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sign-lang-headline-1536x203.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.biblesociety-nigeria.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/sign-lang-headline-2048x270.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be895eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be895eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca01b4b\" data-id=\"ca01b4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37609e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37609e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) has completed the translation of additional 77 Chronological Bible Stories (CBS) in Nigerian Sign Language for the deaf.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b3836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2b3836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis feat was achieved in June 2022. The Sign Language Bible, which is in video format and available on a memory stick, is designed to meet the scriptural needs of the hearing impaired. The Bible stories, though expensive, are distributed free of charge to the deaf community.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b984b43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b984b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first 77 Chronological Bible Stories for the deaf were dedicated in 2014. 33 more stories were added in 2017, while 35 were done in 2021 bringing the total number of CBS to 145. With the completion of additional 77 Bible stories, we now have 222 Chronological Bible Stories in the Nigerian Sign Language.  Translation work is ongoing as we now commence the translation of the New Testament for the deaf.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea46aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bea46aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOnly about 10% of sign languages have access to the Scripture globally. This makes the estimated 70 million people living with hearing impairment one of the largest unreached groups in the globe.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8aee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a8aee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2019, 11 Sign Languages used by about 2.8 million deaf people received portions of Scripture.  The Bible Society of Nigeria is committed to breaking any known barrier that makes the word of God inaccessible to the people. The sighted, the blind, and the deaf now have unhindered access to the word of God in Nigeria, to the glory of God.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b071106 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b071106\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0676ff\" data-id=\"e0676ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50af120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"50af120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) has completed the translation of additional 77 Chronological Bible Stories (CBS) in Nigerian Sign Language for the deaf.This feat was achieved in June 2022. 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