Iceland: New Bible Translation Published
10/19/2007

A new and long-awaited translation of the Bible will be published today, the first complete translation of the holy book for almost a century.

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland, received the first copy of the book at a ceremony in Reykjavík’s Cathedral earlier this morning. Afterwards, members of the parliament and government accepted their copies.

The translation work began in 1990 and the translation team has held over 700 meetings. Interviewed by Morgunbladid daily, Gudrún Kvaran, leader of the team, admitted she had mixed emotions. the rest