By: Chris Mitchell – CBN News; cbn.com
JERUSALEM, Israel – Ninety percent of the world’s languages do not have a translation of the Old Testament. One movement seeks to change that and spur a global revolution in Bible access.
This year during Pentecost, men and women gathered at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem to work on expanding the use of the Old or “Original Testament” worldwide.
“’The Original Testament Gap’ refers to the fact that the Original Testament is under-translated, under-used, and frequently misunderstood,” says Ram Gidoomal, former chairman of the Lausanne Movement. “We, therefore, commit to do all we can to accelerate the original testament into every living language in order to help complete the Great Commission.”
That resulted in the signing of the Jerusalem Declaration to eliminate the Original Testament Gap.