Basil Rebera

Basil Rebera
Basil Rebera
Born	Basil Arthur Rebera; 1935; Sri Lanka
Died	2021 (aged 85–86)
Occupation	Translation scholar
Years active	1973–2021 (48 years)
Known for	Worldwide translations of United Bible Societies
Title	Dr.
Parent(s)	Ms. Felicia and Mr. Allan
Academic background
Education	B.D. (Serampore) (1971); M.Th. (Serampore) (1974); Ph.D. (Macquarie) (1981);
Alma mater	United Theological College, Bangalore (India) (1967-1973); Australian National University, Canberra (Australia) (1976); Macquarie University, Sydney (Australia) (1979-1981);
Thesis	The Book of Ruth: Dialogue and Narrative, the Function and Integration of the Two Modes in an Ancient Hebrew Story (1981)
Doctoral advisor	Frank Anderson
Academic work
Discipline	Semiotics
Sub-discipline	Old Testament Translation
Institutions	Translation Consultant, United Bible Societies Asia-Pacific Region Region (1976–1988),; ; Director, Translation and Text Division of the Bible Society Australia (1988–1993),; ; Coordinator United Bible Societies Global Translation Services (1993–2000);

Basil A. Rebera (1935–2021) was an Old Testament Scholar and a Translation Consultant^[1] with the United Bible Societies focusing on translations of the Bible the world over. As a contributor to scholarly research, Rebera's writings have been reviewed in Journal of Biblical Literature^[2] and The Bible Translator.

In 1975, Rebera took part in the second All-India Biblical Meeting^[3] held under the aegis of the National Biblical, Catechetical and Liturgical Centre in Bangalore led by Rev. Fr D. S. Amalorpavadass where Rebera presented a report on the Inter-Confessional translations of the Bible Society of India.

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Basil Rebera
Born	Basil Arthur Rebera 1935 (1935) Sri Lanka
Died	2021 (aged 85–86)
Occupation	Translation scholar
Years active	1973–2021 (48 years)
Known for	Worldwide translations of United Bible Societies
Title	Dr.
Parent(s)	Ms. Felicia and Mr. Allan

Academic background
Education	B.D. (Serampore) (1971) M.Th. (Serampore) (1974) Ph.D. (Macquarie) (1981)
Alma mater	United Theological College, Bangalore (India) (1967-1973) Australian National University, Canberra (Australia) (1976) Macquarie University, Sydney (Australia) (1979-1981)
Thesis	The Book of Ruth: Dialogue and Narrative, the Function and Integration of the Two Modes in an Ancient Hebrew Story (1981)
Doctoral advisor	Frank Anderson
Academic work
Discipline	Semiotics
Sub-discipline	Old Testament Translation
Institutions	Translation Consultant, United Bible Societies Asia-Pacific Region Region (1976–1988), Director, Translation and Text Division of the Bible Society Australia (1988–1993), Coordinator United Bible Societies Global Translation Services (1993–2000)