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Ramseyer-Northern Bible Society Collection
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The American Bible Society was founded in New York City in 1816 initially
as a union of 28 local Bible Societies. Today more than 70 religious denominations
support it. Its initial purpose was "to encourage the wider circulation of
the Holy Scriptures throughout the world, without note or comment, through
translation, publication, distribution, and stimulation of
use." Over the years the American Bible Society has issued scores of editions
of the Bible in English at low cost or freely, as well as many editions in
other languages. A large number of these are in dual language format.
In recent years the Society has issued the Contemporary English Version and
Today's English Version, also known as the Good News Bible. More information
on the American Bible Society can be found on the UMD Library's website through
the Bible Collection site's "Links to Other Bible Resources".
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 St. Luke's Gospel in Arapaho. Printed by the American bible Society in 1903. #54a |
 The Bible in Vietnamese. Printed by the American Bible Society in 1982. #1419 |
  The earliest edition of the Bible by the American Bible Society owned by the Ramseyer Collection. The King James Version, 1851. #1314 |
The New Testament in Marshallese. Printed by the American Bible Society in 1931. #221 |
 The latest edition of the Bible by the American Bible Society owned by the Ramseyer Collection. The Contemporary English Version, 1995. #1591 |
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St. Luke's Gospel in Arapaho. Printed by the American bible Society in 1903. #54a |
The New Testament in Korean. Printed by the American Bible Society in 1911. #883a |
