Czech Bible Society

Česká biblická společnost (Czech Bible Society, ČBS) is a non-state, non-profit organization founded in 1990 by a majority of Christian churches in Bohemia and Moravia. Its mission is to make the Bible available to everyone in the Czech Republic in understandable language and at an affordable price, for personal reading, evangelism, study, and liturgical use. It serves all churches and those interested in the Bible. The society publishes Czech translations of the Bible, notably the Czech Ecumenical Translation (ČEP), Bible Slovo na cestu (SNC), the Kralice Bible, and in cooperation with the Christian Mission Society also the Czech Study Translation. It also publishes Christian literature for adults and children, provides publishing services to churches, and raises funds to support Bible distribution. It is a member of the United Bible Societies. The Czech Bible Society owns the copyright to the ecumenical translation of the Holy Scriptures, which can be used in spiritual service in the army according to an agreement between the Ecumenical Council of Churches and the Czech Bible Society. It operates an online store called BIBLESHOP and is active on social media. Its headquarters, the House of the Bible (Dům Bible), is located in Kobylisy, Prague, and was opened in 2002.

Česká biblická společnost was founded in 1990 by a majority of Christian churches in Bohemia and Moravia (Slovakia had its own society). Its founding meeting took place on 12 November 1990. Because only one organization per country could join the international United Bible Societies (UBS), in 1991 a "Bible Society in Czechoslovakia" was formed and became a member of UBS. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, this membership ceased, and both the Czech and Slovak societies had to reapply. The Czech society was admitted on 1 August 1996. The society publishes Bibles in printed and audio forms; the ecumenical translation was recorded by Czech artists and released on one DVD or a set of seventeen CDs. It also distributes Scriptures in world languages for foreigners. It has published printed commentaries on individual biblical books. In autumn 2010 a new edition of the Kralice Bible was published. In 2014 the society prepared copies of the Bible in special durable covers for Czech soldiers serving on foreign missions. For its activities, the society sought a permanent home. It first moved around Prague, but from early February 2001 it began constructing its own building in the north of the city, in Kobylisy, near the Kobylisy metro station. The architects were Stanislav Franc and Vladimír Bidlo. The foundation stone came from Jerusalem. The building was opened at the end of September 2002, accompanied by a celebratory service in the nearby Church at Jacob's Ladder. The main address is Náhorní 1816/12, with an entrance on Střelničná street.

• 2014

  Special durable Bibles prepared for Czech soldiers on foreign missions.

• 2010

  New edition of the Kralice Bible published in autumn.

• 2002

  House of the Bible opened at end of September.

• 2001

  Construction of House of the Bible in Kobylisy, Prague, began in early February.

• 1996

  Czech Bible Society admitted to United Bible Societies on 1 August 1996.

• 1991

  Bible Society in Czechoslovakia formed and joined United Bible Societies.

• 1990

  Founded by majority of Christian churches in Bohemia and Moravia; founding meeting on 12 November 1990.

Non-profit publisher dedicated to making the Bible accessible in Czech.

• Czech Ecumenical Translation (ČEP)

• Bible Slovo na cestu (SNC)

• Kralice Bible

• Czech Study Translation

• Audio Bible (ecumenical translation on DVD or 17 CDs)

• Printed commentaries on biblical books

• Children's Bibles and Christian literature

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