Review
The first Christians to have arrived at the archipielago currently known as the Republic of Indonesia were Portuguese traders, who arrived there in 1512. But Christianity was established more firmly during the Dutch Colonial period. Today, Indonesia is a mainly Muslim country, but it has a huge Christian community, altough sometimes Indonesian Christians have suffered from the persecution of the extremists.
Evidently, the Indonesian Christians needed a translation of the Scriptures to get the Good News proclaimed by Christ and His Apostles. For this reason, two main Indonesian translations were made: Terjemahan Lama and Terjemahan Baru, the last being the most widely used. You can have this important translation thanks to BibleMaximum, which has issued it as a module for their BibleMax software. BibleMax is a useful program for reading and studying the Bible and other Bible-related texts. One of its main characteristics is the possibility of installing as many modules as you want or need, thus being highly customizable. You can get the BibleMax core program, along with both Indonesian translations and many other Bible versions, commentaries, devotionals and other texts by ordering the free CD and paying only the duplication, printing, postage and handling costs. |
