The Bible (Japanese Edition)

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God” is the supreme being of monotheism and is customarily capitalized to indicate the unique nature of the deity and draw a distinction with the multiple gods of polytheism. After World War II, the Japan Bible Society ( 日本聖書協会, nihon seisho kyōkai ) translated the "Bible, Japanese Colloquial ( 口語訳聖書, kōgoyaku seisho)". The New Testament was ready in 1954 and the Old Testament in 1955. [19] It was adopted by certain Protestant churches but never became very popular. It was considered [ by whom?] to have been written in a poor literary style. This translation was based on the Revised Standard Version (RSV). [20] [21] Japanese Living Bible, 1977, 1993, 2016 [ edit ]

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Nicholas and Tsugumaro Nakai translated the New Testament as an official text in 1901. [32] Some [ who?] have described the Gospels of the Book and John as "much better than any translation currently in existence". [ citation needed]

A Blended Faith

The Japanese began to think of these elements together as Shintō after Buddhism spread to Japan and they compared the new religion with their traditional practices. The Difference Between Kami and Buddhas

a b Wilson, Bruce (2008-05-29). "Aimed at Children, Nationally Distributed Christian Comic Book Called a "Training Manual" For "The Next Pogrom Against Jews". The Huffington Post . Retrieved 2008-08-26. By contrast, Buddhism in its original form maintains that people work to attain nirvana, or Buddhahood, through ascetic practices while passing through a cycle of life and death. When people die without attaining nirvana, they are immediately reborn in new bodies to live again; there is no land of the dead and no eternal soul. In other words, original Buddhism and Shintō have entirely different ideas of death. Read the Version for the Japanese speaking community in the world, in a clear and contemporary language. We are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God in His purpose. [Romans 8:28]

About a quarter claimed affiliation with various Christian denominations, but even they “were not immune from the indignities of camp life,” the exhibition’s curators note. One Bible is stamped with the word ‘EXAMINED,’ certifying that it had been inspected for subversive material. Arimichi Ebizawa, "Bible in Japan --A History of Japanese Bible Translation,"(In Japanese) Kodansha, 1989, ISBN 4-06-158906-7, Section 12

Buddhists make images and statues of Buddhas and enshrine them in temples, but Buddhas do not live in temples. Shintō believers do not make images of kami. Objects for attracting kami known as yorishiro are placed in shrines, but kami do not live in shrines. Manga Mutiny begins with Satan’s Rebellion in the heavens and the Creation of the world. It continues with the Fall of Man, the Flood, and the dispersing of man at Babel. The story then follows the lives of the Patriarchs, thus ending with the life of Moses and Israel’s Exodus from Egypt to the Red Sea. Arimichi Ebizawa, "Bible in Japan --A History of Japanese Bible Translation,"(In Japanese) Kodansha, 1989, ISBN 4-06-158906-7, Section 11 In the Catholic Church, Emile Raguet of the MEP translated the New Testament from the Vulgate Latin version and published it in 1910. It was treated as the standard text by Japanese Catholics. [29] Federico Barbaro created a colloquialized version, which was published in 1957. He [ clarification needed] went on to translate the Old Testament in 1964. [30]Manga Bible ( Japanese: みんなの聖書 マンガシリーズ = Minna no Seisho - Manga shiriizu, meaning "Everybody's Bible - Manga Series" [1]) is a six-volume manga series based on the Christian Bible created under the direction of the non-profit organization Next, a group formed by people from the manga industry. Though first published in English, the books are originally written in Japanese and each volume is illustrated by a Japanese manga artist. [2] Each book is adapted from the Bible by Hidenori Kumai. The first two books were illustrated by manga artist Kozumi Shinozawa, while the remaining four were by Ryō Azumi. Homilies collected by sympathetic non-Japanese Christians and published by the American Friends Service Committee under the title “The Sunday Before” capture Christian pastors’ words written before the impending incarcerations. In one sermon, the Rev. Lester Suzuki mourned with congregants at the Los Angeles Japanese Methodist Church: “You paid for the pews, the altar, and you contributed to the building of it. But now you must vacate it, not knowing whether you will be able to use it again.” The bronze weapons and mirrors imported from China and used by chiefs in festivals and magic rituals Wilson, Bruce (2008-06-12). "Bruce Wilson: Hagee Mass-Marketed Hitler's Favorite Conspiracy Theory". The Huffington Post . Retrieved 2008-08-26. There are two main translations of the Bible into Japanese widely in use today — the Japanese New Interconfessional Translation Bible (新共同訳聖書) and the New Revised Bible (新改訳聖書). The New Japanese Bible, published by the Organization for the New Japanese Bible Translation (新日本聖書刊行会) and distributed by Inochinokotoba-sha ( いのちのことば社), aims to be a literal translation using modern Japanese, while the New Interconfessional Version, published by the Japan Bible Society, aims to be ecumenically used by all Christian denominations and must therefore conform to various theologies. Protestant Evangelicals most often use the New Japanese Bible, but the New Interconfessional Version is the most widely distributed and the one used by the Catholic Church, the United Church of Christ, Lutheran Church factions and many Anglicans in Japan. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] New Interconfessional Version Jesuit missions [ edit ]