Η μετάφραση της Καινής Διαθήκης στην Ελληνική Νοηματική Γλώσσα: Παρουσίαση του νέου προγράμματος της Ελληνικής Βιβλικής Εταιρίας στη ΔΕΒΘ / Translating the New Testament into Greek Sign Language: Presentation of the Greek Bible Society's New Programme at the Thessaloniki International Book Fair

Η Ελληνική Νοηματική Γλώσσα είναι επίσημα αναγνωρισμένη από το 2000 και μετράει περίπου 40.000 χρήστες στην Ελλάδα. Παρά το αυξανόμενο ενδιαφέρον των Εκκλησιών όλων των χριστιανικών παραδόσεων, δεν έχει υπάρξει μέχρι σήμερα καμία οργανωμένη προσπάθεια απόδοσης της Βίβλου σε αυτήν. Η Ελληνική Βιβλική Εταιρία αναλαμβάνει τώρα αυτό το εγχείρημα με ένα δομημένο πρόγραμμα μετάφρασης της Καινής Διαθήκης στην ΕΝΓ — πρόγραμμα που η υλοποίησή του στηρίζεται καθοριστικά στις δυνατότητες της ψηφιακής έκδοσης.

Η νοηματική δεν είναι κώδικας επικοινωνίας για όσους δεν ακούνε· είναι γλώσσα με δική της δομή, ποιητική και πολιτισμική ταυτότητα. Η απόδοση του βιβλικού κειμένου σε αυτήν είναι πλήρης μεταφραστική πράξη, με όλες τις θεολογικές και γλωσσολογικές προϋποθέσεις που αυτή συνεπάγεται.

Το πρόγραμμα παρουσιάζεται αύριο, Πέμπτη 7 Μαΐου 2026, στο πλαίσιο της 22ης Διεθνούς Έκθεσης Βιβλίου Θεσσαλονίκης, αίθουσα Αλέξανδρος Κοτζιάς (Περίπτερο 15), 13:00–14:00.

Στην εκδήλωση θα μιλήσουν:

• Μαρία Πλατσίδου, Καθηγήτρια στο Τμήμα Εκπαιδευτικής και Κοινωνικής Πολιτικής, ΠΑΜΑΚ
• Αικατερίνη Τσαλαμπούνη, Καθηγήτρια Θεολογικής Σχολής, ΑΠΘ
• Γρηγόρης Πετρόπουλος, Δάσκαλος στο 10ο Ειδικό Δημοτικό Σχολείο Βαρηκόων Θεσσαλονίκης, Μεταφραστής

Η εκδήλωση θα πραγματοποιηθεί με ταυτόχρονη διερμηνεία στη νοηματική — μια λεπτομέρεια που δεν είναι τυπική: η παρουσίαση ενός προγράμματος νοηματικής μετάφρασης γίνεται η ίδια στη νοηματική.

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Greek Sign Language has been officially recognised since 2000 and has approximately 40,000 users in Greece. Despite growing interest from churches across all Christian traditions, no organised effort to render the Bible into Greek Sign Language has existed until now. The Greek Bible Society is addressing this gap with a structured programme for translating the New Testament into GSL — a programme whose implementation relies substantially on the possibilities offered by digital publishing.

Sign language is not a communication code for those who cannot hear; it is a language with its own structure, poetics, and cultural identity. Rendering the biblical text into it is a full translational act, carrying all the theological and linguistic demands that entails.

The programme will be presented tomorrow, Thursday 7 May 2026, at the 22nd Thessaloniki International Book Fair, Alexandros Kotzias Hall (Pavilion 15), 13:00–14:00.

Speakers:

• Maria Platsidou, Professor, Department of Educational and Social Policy, University of Macedonia
• Aikaterini Tsalambouni, Professor, School of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• Grigoris Petropoulos, Teacher at the 10th Special Primary School for the Deaf, Thessaloniki; Translator

The event will include simultaneous sign language interpretation — a detail that is not merely logistical: a presentation about sign language Bible translation will itself take place in sign language.

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Όταν ο Λόγος γίνεται ορατός: Το τρέχον τεύχος του The Bible Translator αφιερωμένο στη μετάφραση της Βίβλου στη νοηματική / When the Word is Seen: The Current Issue of The Bible Translator on Sign Language Bible Translation

 The Bible Translator 77/1 (2026)

Η μετάφραση της Βίβλου στις νοηματικές γλώσσες αποτελεί ένα από τα πιο απαιτητικά και συνάμα πιο επίκαιρα πεδία της σύγχρονης μεταφρασεολογίας. Οι νοηματικές γλώσσες δεν είναι «οπτικές εκδοχές» των αντίστοιχων προφορικών γλωσσών· διαθέτουν τη δική τους μορφολογία, σύνταξη και ποιητική, και η μετάφραση βιβλικών κειμένων σε αυτές θέτει ζητήματα που αγγίζουν τα θεμέλια της μεταφραστικής θεωρίας και πράξης. Για την κωφή κοινότητα, η πρόσβαση στο βιβλικό κείμενο με τη δική της γλώσσα — και όχι απλώς μέσω διερμηνείας — έχει τόσο θεολογική όσο και γλωσσική και πολιτισμική σημασία.

Στο πλαίσιο αυτής της διεθνούς τάσης εντάσσεται και η πρόσφατη πρωτοβουλία της Ελληνικής Βιβλικής Εταιρίας για τη μετάφραση της Καινής Διαθήκης στην Ελληνική Νοηματική Γλώσσα, η οποία παρουσιάζεται αύριο, Πέμπτη 7 Μαΐου 2026, στη 22η Διεθνή Έκθεση Βιβλίου Θεσσαλονίκης [βλ. επόμενη ανάρτηση].

Κατά ευτυχή σύμπτωση, το τρέχον τεύχος του The Bible Translator είναι αφιερωμένο ακριβώς σε αυτό το αντικείμενο. Επιμελημένο από τους Isela Trujillo και Marlon Winedt, περιλαμβάνει δέκα ερευνητικά άρθρα και δύο βιβλιοκρισίες που καλύπτουν θεωρητικές, γλωσσολογικές και πρακτικές διαστάσεις της μετάφρασης της Βίβλου στη νοηματική, με παραδείγματα από πολλές διαφορετικές νοηματικές γλώσσες.

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Sign language Bible translation is one of the most demanding and timely areas of contemporary translation studies. Sign languages are not simply "visual versions" of spoken languages; they have their own morphology, syntax, and poetics, and translating biblical texts into them raises questions that touch the very foundations of translation theory and practice. For the Deaf community, access to the biblical text in their own language — rather than merely through interpretation — carries theological, linguistic, and cultural significance.

It is in the context of this international development that the Greek Bible Society has launched a programme to translate the New Testament into Greek Sign Language — an initiative that will be presented tomorrow, Thursday 7 May 2026, at the 22nd Thessaloniki International Book Fair [see next post].

By happy coincidence, the current issue of The Bible Translator is dedicated to precisely this subject. Edited by Isela Trujillo and Marlon Winedt, it brings together ten research articles and two book reviews covering theoretical, linguistic, and practical dimensions of sign language Bible translation, drawing on examples from a wide range of sign languages.

Editorial (open access)

• Isela Trujillo & Marlon Winedt, When the Word is Seen: Sign Language Bible Translation, pp. 3–6

Articles

• Bernadet Van der Louw, Challenges in Sign Language Bible Translation, pp. 7–20
• Stuart Thiessen, Going Beyond the Manual: How Understanding Sign Language Morphology and Syntax Impacts Translation, pp. 21–37
• Phil King & Brent Allen, Translating Vocatives into Sign Languages: A Case Study from the British Sign Language Bible Genesis Project, pp. 38–60
• C.J. Wallace & Mark Penner, The Importance of Discourse Analysis for Sign Language Translation Teams, pp. 61–76
• Noah Buchholz, Learning from the Deaf Community about Translation and Performance, pp. 77–89
• Marlon Winedt, Sign Language Poetics and Bible Translation: A Multimodal Social-Semiotic Perspective, pp. 90–117
• Isela Trujillo, Visual Resources and Persuasion: The Performance of a Pauline Letter in Dominican Sign Language, pp. 118–136
• Isela Trujillo & Marlon Winedt, Deaf Teams' Experiences in Sign Language Bible Translation, pp. 137–159
• Héctor Aranda, Listening with the Eyes: Experiences of a Sign Language Interpreter in Bible Translation, pp. 160–172
• Alain Montano, Challenges in Translating the Bible into Cuban Sign Language, pp. 173–187
• Caio Cascaes, From Fragmentation to Integration: The Transformative Impact of the Sign Language Translation Tool (SLTT) on Bible Translation for the Deaf, pp. 188–205

Book Reviews

• Haileyesus E. Woldemariam, The Sociolinguistics of Ethiopian Sign Language: A Study of Language Use and Attitudes, Eyasu Hailu Tamene, pp. 206–211
• Alvin G. Bailon, Sign Languages in Village Communities: Anthropological and Linguistic Insights, Ulrike Zeshan and Connie de Vos, eds., pp. 212–219

Vetus Testamentum 76/2 (2026)

 Vetus Testamentum 76/2 (2026)

• Michael J. Biggerstaff, "An Intertextual Reading of Amos 3:7," 155–163 (abstract)
• Jordan Davis, "The Festival Legislation in Numbers 28–29:  A Further Step in Centralization?" 164–178 (abstract)
• Omer N. Dor, "Two Unnoticed Telestics in Psalm 145," 179–192 (abstract)
• Ki-Eun Jang, "The Buried Abimelech Tradition in Judges 10:1: A Case of Literary Doubling," 193–216 (abstract)
• Adam Mackerle, "Pinocchio in the Vulgate: The Verb Sollicitare in Jerome’s Translation of Deut 24:7," 217–237(abstract)
• Charlotte Obeid, "People and Botanical Metaphors in the Hebrew Text of Ben Sira," 238–256 (abstract)
• Manfred Pollner, "Die Vetus Latina der Klagelieder als Zeugin für den Bedeutungswandel hebräischer Lexeme im Licht ihrer aramäischen Umwelt," 257–292 (abstract)
• Carl S. Ehrlich, "Scholars and Scholarship during the Third Reich: Two New Books on a Challenging Time," 293–303 (abstract)

Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 104:4 (2025)

 Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 104:4 (2025)

• Connor Kokot, "Matthew 20,28 in Codex Bezae and the Q Source," 587 - 603 (abstract)
• Alain de Boudemange, "La mère des fils de Zébédée (Mt 20,20-23 et 27,56): La construction matthéenne d'une figure de disciple," 661 - 669 (abstract)

The Expository Times 137:7 (2026)

 The Expository Times 137:7 (2026)

• Benjamin Sargent, "The Path of the Storm in Psalm 29," 301-307 (abstract)
• Jiseung Choi, "Colour-Symbolistic Interpretation of the Ritual of “Removing the Ashes” in Leviticus 6:3-4," 308-320 (abstract)   

Journal for the Study of the New Testament 48/4 (2026)

 Journal for the Study of the New Testament 48/4 (2026)

• Lydia Bremer-McCollum, "The Pernicious Supremacy of the Christian Codex," 786-814 (abstract)
• Madison N. Pierce, "Relapsing, Reverting, or Rejecting? The Purpose of Hebrews and Early Jewish Religion," 815-843 (abstract)
• Simon J. Joseph, "Re-Judaizing Jesus: Remembering the Sacrificial Cult in the Gospel of Matthew," 844-872 (abstract)
• Gabriella Gelardini, "Decoding Mark’s Messianic Secret with Georg Simmel," 873-902 (OA)
• Tim Carter, "A Tomb Fit for a Prophet: An Investigation into the Historical Plausibility of the Gospel Burial Accounts," 903-934 (OA)
• Karl Olav Sandnes, "Ethnic Differentiations in Sin? Mapping Jewish Sin in Romans," 935-957 (abstract)
• Ramez J. Habash, "The Salvation of All Israel in Romans 11.26: A New Exegetical Perspective," 958-986 (abstract)
• D. Houston Beckworth, "Satan’s Imprisonment (Rev. 20) and Allusions to 1 Enoch 10, 54–57, and the Day of Atonement," 987-1014 (abstract)
• John C. Poirier, "Language Games and the Meaning(s) of ‘Meaning’: Two Problems with Jonathan Rowlands’s Defense of ‘Theological Readings’," 1015-1021 (abstract) 

Ένα νέο άρθρο βιβλικού ενδιαφέροντος στο τρέχον τεύχος του In die Skriflig / A new article of biblical interest in the current issue of In die Skriflig

 In die Skriflig 60:1 (2026)

Anneke Viljoen, "Gender matters: A biblical-theological hermeneutical and conceptual framework"

Catholic Biblical Quarterly 88/2 (2026)

 Catholic Biblical Quarterly 88/2 (2026)

• John Makujina, "The Case of the Inverted Male Wrestlers: Assessing Lyle Eslinger’s Reversal of the Participants in Genesis 32:26–33"
• H. Clay Smith, "Negotiating Power among the Living and the Dead: A Reassessment of Deuteronomy’s 'Politics of Postmortem Existence'"
• Tova Ganzel, "Reconstructing the 'Remnant': Judean Identity under Babylonian and Persian Rule"
• Caleb Punt, "The Mourning, Withering, and Dying Earth: An Ecological Reading of Isaiah 24"
• Yisca Zimran, "In God We Trust? Micah 7:7–10 and the Debate Regarding the Divine Presence and Its Effect"
• José Enrique Aguilar Chiu, "The Kingdom of God in the Gospel of Mark"
• Nicholas J. Schaser, "An Unbearable Law? The Yoke of Rehoboam and the Burden of Human Demands in Acts 15:10"
• M. Samuel Adkins, "Gratitude and Justice in Romans 1:16–32"

Estudos biblicos 41/151 (2025)

Estudos biblicos 41/151 (2025)

Dossiê: Bíblia Apócrifa 

• Jacir de Freitas Faria, "Apócrifos na Bíblia Apócrifa: cristianismos silenciados e perdidos! Poder e heresias!" 5-17 (OA)
• Valtair Miranda, "Visões do Além e pedagogia moral: a construção do Inferno e do Paraíso entre o Apocalipse de Pedro e o Apocalipse de Paulo," 18-32 (OA)
• Franklin Alves Pereira, "A reconfiguração da personagem Judas Iscariotes no evangelho de Judas: um itinerário gnóstico," 33-42 (ΟΑ)
• Cesar Carbullanca Nuñez, "El hombre como monstruo en 4Esdras 13, 1-32: lugares, prácticas ascéticas y visiones," 45-64 (OA)
• Vitor Emanoel Correa de Mesquita, "Apocalipse de Sofonias: um apocalipse das terras do Egito," 65-79 (OA)

Artigos - Temática livre

• Valmor da Silva, "Contribuições dos Manuscritos do Mar Morto para o conhecimento da Bíblia," 80-91 (OA)
• Werlen Lopes da Silva, "Unção em Betânia: diálogo entre João e os sinóticos," 92-104 (OA)
• Filipe Henrique de Araújo, "Esforço humano e dom de Deus: a maiêutica da esperança. Análise exegética de Rm 5, 1-5 Análisis exegético de Rm 5, 1-5," 105-116 (OA)
• Waldecir Gonzaga, Ronny Santos de Abreu, "O mistério expresso em Ef 5,32: a relação entre Cristo e sua Igreja," 117-131 (OA)

Old Testament Essays 39/1 (2026)

 Old Testament Essays 39/1 (2026)

• Janson Condren, "Trumpets as Odd Ending or Fitting Closure? Study of the Relationship of Numbers 10:1-10 to the Organisation of the Camp in Numbers 1:1-10:10" (OA)
• Michael Seheri, "The Abrahamic Call through Canonical Criticism: Genesis 12:1-9 and the Theological Reorientation of Scripture" (OA)
• Philip Chia, "Editio Princeps of Rahlfs of 891 and Its Contribution to the Study of LXX" (OA)
• Mlamli Diko, "In Grief, We Remember: A Comparative Interdisciplinary Discourse on Some Mourning Practices and Rituals in the Old Testament and in AmaXhosa Tradition" (OA)
• Jakob Boeckle, "Spiritualität und Wissenschaft in ihren Grenzen – der “Humility Gap” bei Ijob und in der modernen Physik" (OA)
• Gert TM Prinsloo, "Resilience as Reliance: Brief Reflections on Intergenerational Resilience with Reference to Psalm 131" (OA)
• Igor Odintsov, "Two Cases of Akkadian Influence in Isaiah 50" (OA)