10-12-2012, 05:05 AM
distazo Wrote:Why? Isn't such possibility not already available? Through smartphones or webbrowsers, everybody can read it. But I wonder if everybody would print a shared book.
Hi distazo and Paul, do you guys know about Gideons International? They distribute Bibles for free across the USA, but they use NKJV. The NKJV costs this Christian organization even more money because of royalties.
But if CoE made this upcoming translation available to the public, then Gideons would be able to distribute the Peshitta for FREE to MANY PEOPLE!!!! <!-- s:onfire: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/onfire.gif" alt=":onfire:" title="On Fire" /><!-- s:onfire: -->
Also, churches have projector-screens where they show verses of the Bible for all to see. For example my church is stuck with projecting KJV for both the congregation and youth group because versions like NLT or NIV copyright forbids that. Having the CoE Eastern Peshitta translation for the churches would be lovely.
Paul, I am not in a position to say stuff, but I have suggestions. I am fortunate to even voice something here. How about copyrighting the CoE texts to stop cults, yet giving limited permissions like: Distributing it unmodified for free either in print or online, using it on church projector-screens, allowing Christian organizations to print it to spread the Gospel, allowing Bible software to include it its unmodified form, etc.
Paul, what do you say on this?