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In 2018, The Cambodian Bible Society held the celebration for the printing of the Revised version of the original Khmer Old version (RKOV) (Hammond Version 1954,1962). This and all translations are available on youversion. Also in 2018, the Global Bible Initiative produced the Global Khmer Bible (GKhB). It is also currently translating the Old ...
Arthur L. Hammond (August 13, 1896 – July 21, 1979), an American citizen, was the first evangelical missionary in Cambodia. He trained at Nyack College and first arrived in Southeast Asia as a Christian & Missionary Alliance (CMA) missionary in 1921 and served for two years in Saigon, Vietnam. [1] Entering Cambodia in January 1923 with his ...
[12] [13] A new ecumenical Khmer translation of the Bible was published in June 1998, made to improve upon Hammond's more literal 1954 translation, [14] and later in October, the seminary headed by Dupraz was moved to Phnom Penh and officially named the St. John Mary Vianney Major Seminary, as chosen by the seminarians. [7]
Khmer inscriptions are the only local written sources for the study of ancient Khmer civilization. [1] More than 1,200 Khmer inscriptions of varying length have been collected. [2] There was an 'explosion' of Khmer epigraphy from the seventh century, with the earliest recorded Khmer stone inscription dating from 612 AD at Angkor Borei. [3]
According to one Khmer legend attributed by George Coedes to a tenth century inscription, the Khmers arose from the union of the Brahmana Kambu Swayambhuva and the apsara ("celestial nymph") Mera. Their marriage is said to have given rise to the name Khmer and founded the Varman dynasty of ancient Cambodia. [32]
Book of Mormon. As of 2021, the Book of Mormon has been translated into over 115 languages, [1] mostly but not exclusively by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and there are active projects to translate it into a number of other languages. Portions of the book, as opposed to complete translations, have also been conducted for ...
After independence in 1954 there was a steady growth in Cambodian publishing, which was reflected in the increased number of Khmer language books in the National Library. Closed down in 1975 during the Khmer Rouge era, the National Library was used for several years as accommodation by members of the Pol Pot regime, who destroyed many of the ...
The lassitude of the Khmer was a thing of the past. [12] In Phnom Penh, Sihanouk, acting as head of state, was placed in a delicate position of negotiating with the French for full independence while trying to neutralise party politicians and supporters of the Khmer Issarak and Viet Minh who considered him a French collaborator. During the ...