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| Abbreviation | BFBS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1804 |
| Purpose | Bible distribution, translation, advocacy, literacy, engagement, production |
| Headquarters | Swindon, Wiltshire |
Region served | England & Wales |
| Website | biblesociety.org.uk |
The British and Foreign Bible Society, often known in England and Wales as simply the Bible Society, is a non-denominational Christian Bible society with charity status whose purpose is to make the Bible available throughout the world.[1]
The Society was formed on 7 March 1804 by a group of people including William Wilberforce and Thomas Charles to encourage the "wider circulation and use" of the Scriptures.[2]
Bibles published by the BFBS have on their front page as publisher's name the BFBS's name translated into the text's language, e.g. "Société biblique britannique et étrangère" on Louis Segond's French Bible or "Brita kaj Alilanda Biblia Societo" on the Esperanto bible compiled from L. L. Zamenhof's papers after the latter's death.
- ^ "About us". www.biblesociety.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Our timeline". Bible Society. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2010.