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Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – Spanish speaking Catholics in Latin American countries can now avail themselves of a new updated version of the New Testament. This was announced by the Council of Latin American Bishops (CELAM), on Monday in Bogotá.
On occasion of the official presentation of the new edition of the New Testament, on Monday, a Castilian translation from Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, the work of Latin American scholars of the CELAM Bible School, Archbishop Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales, military ordinary of Chile and director of the work, said: "Language is living and with the passing of time expressions change; at the same time Biblical knowledge increases thanks to studies. These changes, in language and in knowledge, must be translated in keeping with the changing needs of the Church".
One most important aspect of the new translation consists in the notes, quotations and commentaries which provide a fundamental contribution for the work of evangelisation in the local Churches.(CE) (Agenzia Fides, 30/07/2015)
