Bibel 2000

Bibel 2000 is a translation of the Bible into the Swedish language. The Bibel 2000 is the translation of Scripture approved for liturgical and devotional use in the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Sweden. This full Evangelical-Lutheran translation of the Christian Bible includes a total of 77 books found in the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, and the New Testament. As the Church of Sweden held the status of a state church, Bibel 2000 was prepared through the Bible Commission set up by the Riksdag (Parliament). In addition to its liturgical usage in the Church of Sweden, Bibel 2000 is used ecumenically by other Christian denominations in Sweden, including the Catholic Church in Sweden. Bibel 2000 was published by Advent 1999, the start of the liturgical year. As a scholarly translation, Bibel 2000 contains several footnotes that explicate various verses. Upon publication, Libris bokförlag "printed more than 200,000 copies of the edition, more than ten times the normal print run for a new book."

History Work on Bibel 2000 began in 1973, though the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Sweden and the Bible Commission set up by the Riksdag (Parliament). As it was published around the turn of the millennium, it took the name Bibel 2000.

Books of the Bible 2000 A total of 77 books are found in Bibel 2000, organized in the pattern of the Luther Bible:

Old Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi

Apocrypha Tobit Judith Greek additions to Esther 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom of Solomon Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) Baruch Letter of Jeremiah Additions to Daniel Prayer of Manasseh

New Testament Saint Matthew Saint Mark Saint Luke Saint John Acts of the Apostles Romans First Epistle to the Corinthians Second Epistle to the Corinthians Epistle to the Galatians Epistle to the Ephesians Epistle to the Philippians Epistle to the Colossians First Epistle to the Thessalonians Second Epistle to the Thessalonians First Epistle to Timothy Second Epistle to Timothy Epistle to Titus Epistle to Philemon Epistle to the Hebrews Epistle of James First Epistle of Peter Second Epistle of Peter First Epistle of John Second Epistle of John Third Epistle of John Epistle of Jude Book of Revelation

Liturgical use Bibel 2000 is the translation of Scripture used by the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Sweden, which commissioned its publication. The Catholic Church in Sweden uses readings from Bibel 2000 in its lectionary as well.

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