First chapters of Gospel of Mark released in Russian sign language videos

Moscow, July 19, 2018

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The first three chapters of the Gospel of Mark translated into Russian sign language were published in Moscow this month.

The translation was made by the Institute for Bible Translation in partnership with the “Desnitsa” (“Right Hand”) center for work with the deaf and hard of hearing at the Church of All Saints of Russia in Novokosino, Moscow, the coordination center for work with the deaf and hard of hearing of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Services, and the public organization “All-Russian Society of the Deaf.”

The project was the winner of the “Orthodox Initiative 2017-2018” international grant competition of the “Co-Operation” Foundation in March and was carried out with its support.

The first results of the work are the initial chapters of the Gospel of Mark presented to the deaf and hard of hearing for whom sign language is their native language, which is about 200,000 people in Russia.

The translation is published as videos on both the Institute for Bible Translation’s YouTube channel, and that of Desnitsa.

The videos include illustrations, maps of Biblical places, subtitles, and an audio recording of the text, which will be useful for hearing members of deaf families who wish to learn the Biblical text in sign language. All of these additional elements were added at the request of respondents of the numerous tests carried out throughout the process of creating the videos. The project was also monitored by highly-qualified sign language experts and theological-Biblical scholars.

The project will also soon include a dictionary of Biblical terms with an explanation of concepts that may be unfamiliar to the audience. This will be part of the forthcoming application that will be available on PlayMarket and the AppStore.

The All Saints of Russia Church is also working on a project that will present basic information on the history, sacred objects, and sites of Moscow’s many monasteries in sign language, as part of a video guide for the deaf and hearing impaired.

The Institute for Bible Translation has worked on a great many projects, including a translation of the Gospel of Luke into the Siberian Chukchi language, and a translation of the New Testament into the Altai language.

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7/19/2018

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