Twenty Bible Translators and Consultants from Angola are having their first encounter with the Land of the Bible. This group, which represents a broad spectrum of different Christian backgrounds and six different Bible Translation teams, is the first group from Angola that is participating in a JCBT course. In learning to put the Text of the Bible in its original …
The Class of 2018 Semester Program has Graduated!
Fifteen students from Ten different regions and countries have graduated JCBT’s intensive 5 months Semester Program. Two years worth of material were concentrated into just few months of hard work and many challenging tasks. Facing it all as a family, they successfully made it to the finish line. CONGRATULATIONS! In the course of this program they have experienced the text …
Enrollment Open for Jan 2019 JCBT “Land of the Bible” Course
Enrollment Now Open for the JCBT, Jan 2019 “Land of the Bible” Course Land of the Bible Study Tour for Consultants JCBT Open Course Scheduled for January 6th-19th, 2019 Limited to 20 participants! The Jerusalem Center for Bible Translators 2019 course for Bible Consultants and Consultants-in-Training is now open for registration. This 14-day course includes 12 days of study-tours …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
“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 …