Published: Friday, 25th September, 2009 4:00pm

Travelling bible follows route through to Binfield

by Jonathan Kelly

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THE most travelled Bible in history took a break from its around the world trip to stop in Binfield.

The Travelling Bible has visited 92 countries, been read and photographed by more than three million people and appeared on TV during its journey which began in October 2008 before it arrived at Newbold Church.

It is also unique because each of the 66 books is written in a different language

Kirsten Oster Lundqvist, assistant pastor, said: "Crowds packed the church and queued to have an opportunity to see the Bible and look through the different languages. Pigeon English quickly became a favourite with many."

The day included the Bible being used in church services with children reading from it in their own languages, as well as an entertaining children's story where a church member dressed up as a Storytelling bible called Sascha.

The Bible arrived from Poland having spent the last month in Europe. After leaving Binfield it headed to London and then Dublin to arrive by next Saturday in Israel and will complete its world-wide journey in 2010.

Newbold College library added to the day by sharing a display of historic Bibles including the 1560 Geneva Bible, so called because it had to be printed in Switzerland to escape persecution. At the other end of the spectrum they demonstrated modern Bible study methods using the internet and specialist databases.

The 'Follow the Bible' programme is a world-wide initiative of the Seventh-day Adventist Church aimed at getting people reconnected with the Bible.

For more on follow the Bible visit http://newboldchurch.org or at www.adventistinfo.org.uk/followthebible.