BUKIT MERTAJAM — The Kitab Suci Deutrokanonika was launched on January 8 at the Minor Basilica of St Anne.
Bishop Richard Ng, the president of the Regional Biblical Apostolate headed the project when he was given the mandate by the CBCMSB on Oct 20, 2017.
He explained that the book is a companion to the Alkitab Versi Borneo and contains the deuterocanonical books – Tobit, Judith, Esther, Sirach, Wisdom and Maccabees 1 and 2 (seven books of the Old Testament, used by the Catholics and Orthodox).
This is the first major translation project of the CBCMSB. Bishop Richard shared that it was a complicated process and he is grateful to the 13 translators who worked hard with the AVB team in making this project a success.
He also thanked the AVB board of directors for giving the Church permission to produce the first Catholic edition of the BM Bible.
