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The first translation of the Bible into the Khmer language, was by the American missionary Arthur L. Hammond, who began translating the Bible in 1925. The New Testament was completed in 1934 and the entire Bible in 1954. It was revised in 1962. The UBS affiliate Bible Society in Cambodia was established in 1968.
A new ecumenical Khmer translation of the Bible was published in June 1998, made to improve upon Hammond's more literal 1954 translation, 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.
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 ...
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.
The Bible is the most translated book in the world, with more translations (including an increasing number of sign languages) being produced annually. The United Bible Societies is a global fellowship of around 150 Bible Societies with the aim of translating publishing, and distributing the Bible.
Southeast Asia (except East Timor) The Krasue ( Thai: กระสือ, pronounced [krā.sɯ̌ː]) is a nocturnal female spirit of Southeast Asian folklore. It manifests as the floating, disembodied head of a woman, usually young and beautiful, with her internal organs still attached and trailing down from the neck. [1]
Anticlerical feelings reached their highest point among the Khmer Rouge, who at first attempted to indoctrinate monks and to force them to pass anticlerical ideas on to the laity. Under the Khmer Rouge regime, monks were expelled forcibly from the wats and were compelled to do manual labor.
Angkor Thom ( Khmer: អង្គរធំ [ʔɑŋkɔː tʰom]; meaning "Great City"), alternatively Nokor Thom ( Khmer: នគរធំ [nɔkɔː tʰom] ), located in present-day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII.