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Prayer Request for our Nigerian Brothers and Sisters

Nigeria is the origin country of many of our past students and friends. We, at JCBT, had the privilege of training and working with many Bible translators who became more than friends to us. Unfortunately, their country is going through an upheaval. The News article here offers some information on what happened in the troubled country. One of our current students …

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Registration Open for JCBT 2019 French Semester Program

Registration Now Open   Registration is now open for the Francophone 2019 Spring Semester Course.  French speaking translators, consultants, and consultants-in-training are invited to apply.  Introductory Biblical Hebrew is a prerequisite as students receive full credits and a Certificate of Completion from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rothberg International School. Language of Instruction:   French Program Schedule:   January to June, 2019 Application Deadline:  August …

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The JCBT Semester Course 2019 in French

Dear translator, consultant-in-training or consultant, Jerusalem Center for Bible Translators (JCBT) is happy to inform that the 2019 Semester course for French speaking is open for registration. Ever since it’s establishment in 1995 JCBT (then HBT) has had a special interest to serve French speaking translators from West Africa, so that they too can study the language of the Bible …

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He is Risen

Dear Friends, Greetings from Jerusalem! 
 It is a joy to share good news from JCBT in Jerusalem in the first letter of 2018. What is the source of the joy? First of all simply because we are privileged, together with our friends, to be part of a grand project which is aiming to “fill the earth with the knowledge of …

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2018 Semester–A Milestone for JCBT!

The 2018 Semester Starts Soon     On January 19, the 2018 semester begins.  The enrollment is a milestone for JCBT–the largest number with the greatest diversity of countries and languages in one class!  A quick look at the stats for 2018 demonstrate the bold work that God is doing in this season!   We have always been blessed over the …

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“Land of the Bible” Courses for 2018

2018  “Land of the Bible” Courses For Consultants and Consultants-in-Training  “Land of the Bible” Courses JCBT continues to offer the unique specialized short-term course on the “Land of the Bible” under the auspices of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Courses is customized to meet the needs of each group of consultants and consultants-in-training as they study and experience Biblical history, geography, archaeology, agriculture, flora/fauna, and local climate. Such …

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“Psalms: One Book at a Time” Beginning in 2018

Psalms: A Series “TEXT IN CONTEXT: ONE BOOK AT A TIME”   This series is designed to allow participants to focus on a given book of the Bible—its text, context and message– during an intensive time period, including: A detailed cultural and historical study of the book’s background: what is known about its author and audience, circumstances of composition, inter-textual …

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2017 Short-Term Courses for Consultants and Consultants-in-Training

It is a joy to share with you the amazing news of the growing number of the two-week Land of the Bible study courses. In fact, the name change from Home for Bible Translators to JCBT happened as the Home for Bible Translators was promoting in the Bible translation world a neglected topic: the significance of studying in and experiencing the Land …

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Forum of Bible Agencies, Intern’l Annual Meeting Hosted by JCBT

Annual Meeting of the Forum of Bible Agencies International Hosted by JCBT in Jerusalem, April 2-6, 2017   Our staff had the privilege to host the annual meeting of the Forum of Bible Agencies International to Jerusalem, this time in Jerusalem for the first time ever! Some 120 individuals–Directors and CEO’s from 41 agencies involved in Bible translation,  messaging, or distribution …

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Graduation of 2017 Semester Students

Class of 2017  On June 22, our semester students were granted the certificates of completion of their 5-month course at a ceremony at the Faculty Club of the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus. This closely-knit community of students (from seven different backgrounds!) were a joy to behold as they celebrated their achievements – for example by reading a verse from …