The Computerized Western Armenian Bible

Ari Topouzkhanian and the Alsacian Bible Association are happy to present you the computerized version of the Armenian Bible driven by the Biblia Universalis software.

Material Included in the CD-ROM

  • Western Armenian Reference Bible (Bible Society of Lebanon 2001)
  • Louis Segond (French Bible 1910)
  • Darby (French Bible (c) Editions Bibles et Litérature Chrétienne 1991)
  • King Jame (English Bible 1611)
  • Luther (German Bible 1912)
  • La Nuova Diodati (Italian Bible (c) Edizione La Buona Novella 1991)
  • La Santa Biblia NVI (Spanish Bible (c) International Bible Society 1999)
  • Biblia Sagrada NVI (Portugese Bible (c) International Bible Society 1993, 2000)
  • Vulgate (Latin Bible)
Configuration: Mac OS 7.5 or higher, Windows 95 or higher
Armenian Bible (c) 2002 - Alsacian Bible Association


President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan Visiting the Central Committee of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East


On 21 August, 2010 President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited central committee of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East in the city of Beirut and met with its representatives at the head of the central committee's chairman Soghomon Kilaghbyan.
Bako Sahakyan rated high the role of the church in providing national education and maintaining Armenian national identity in the Diaspora pointing out Haigazian University, which is one of the leading Armenian higher educational establishments, as the best example of that.
The Head of the State expressed his gratitude to the Armenian Evangelical Church for carrying out different projects in Artsakh expressing hope that the circle of the projects would be enlarged.
Adviser to the President of the Artsakh Republic Armen Isagoulov, minister of education and science Vladik Khachatryan, head of the Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh Republic President David Babayan, permanent representative of the Artsakh Republic in Lebanon Karo Kebabjyan accompanied the Head of the State. Minister of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia Hranoush Hakobyan and ambassador of the Republic of Armenia in Lebanon Ashot Kochartan partook at the events too.

http://www.president.nkr.am

Bourj Hammoud - A Busy Town Longing to Breathe

Bourj Hammoud


A Busy Town Longing to Breathe


2010 has been declared the International Year of Biodiversity. The Armenians have also chosen this year to be the Year of the Woman.


The two vital elements, the female and biodiversity, are important pillars of the existence and development of all kinds of life on our planet: the female creates and shapes lives; biodiversity ensures the sustainability of life. It is these two important facts that are behind the grand decision of the Bourj Hammoud artisans to celebrate and participate in the Garden Show & Spring Festival 2010.
Nature, much like a fertile woman, carries the secret and the power to generate life. The interactions between factors that transfuse life into nature play an important role in regenerating life and ultimately in the preservation of the biodiversity. This requires the protection of animal and plant species as well as the sustainable development of cities, while also respecting the cultural heritage of such life.


With the rapid expansion and development of Bourj Hammoud and its neighboring areas, almost all the cultivated green areas – the wild plants and large trees, such as mulberry – have all but disappeared. The blue of the sea and the flowing river have been shunned from the urban landscape. The area itself has become densely populated and human activity in all of its guises, from coastal industries to urban decay and traffic, has imposed negatively upon the environment. Yet, the area itself and its people have managed to retain an atmosphere of hospitality.
To this very backdrop and keeping in mind the very people for whom it is responsible, the Municipality of Bourj Hammoud has adopted the following action plan:
• Reintroduction of nature into the city by creating playgrounds for children, planting the sidewalks and the beautification of central squares.
• Establishing a sustainable development strategy that addresses socio-economic and environmental issues.
• Development of a comprehensive master plan for the seafront and the coastal area to avoid the development of polluting industries and to provide quality public spaces for leisure, cultural and touristic activities to the inhabitants of the region.
In this spirit, our exhibition area at The Garden Show & Spring Festival 2010 emphasizes the importance of factors which contribute to the preservation of biodiversity. It includes spaces for animal and vegetal world as well as the cultural heritage of Bourj Hammoud district which carries aesthetic and moral values and is where the Armenian woman acquires an essential place.


Arpi Mangassarian
Chief of Technical & Urban Planning Office
Bourj Hammoud Municipality

The Exchange Program Between the French and Lebanese Youth

During the month of August 2010, a group of French young men and women came to Lebanon as part of the Exchange Program between French and Lebanese youth.
This program was organized by the EUL (Equipes Unionistes Luthériennes) in partnership with the ACO (Action Chrétienne en Orient). A team of four coaches were responsible for the organization: Annelise Deiss (Director), Marion Heyl, Anne-Catherine Weiss, Gauthier Feuga (facilitators).


The group worked at Kchag, cleaning the area next to the playground. They also visited the various Armenian Evangelical churches and their corresponding youth groups; they also had lots of touristic acitvities like going to Chouf, Beiteddine, Cedar Reserve in Chouf. They visited Tripoli, Byblos, Jeita, Farayya, Harisa... as well as universities in Beirut, like Haigazian Univerisity, NEST Theological School and the American University of Beirut.


At Kchag with Badveli Sebouh Terzian

At NEST (Near East School of Theology)

With the chanitz youth of the Armenian Evangelical Marash Church


With the chanitz youth of the Armenian Evangelical First Church

Visiting Beiteddine

Visiting the Cedar Reserves









At Kchag, with the big Armenian Evangelical family

At kchag, during sharing time and discussions

The French group cleaning the area next to the playground at Kchag

* Photos courtesy of Betty Kechejian and Luder Artinian

What Haigazian University Went Through During Its Years of Service

This is a very interesting article that sheds some light on the troubles that Haigazian University went through, coming out of the ashes to rebuild itself again in the cosmopolitan area of Beirut.



You can read the article (originally written in French) at: Université Haïgazian - La grande aventure
The English translation can be found at: Haigazian University - A great adventure

Getting to know each other - UCJA (Union Chrétienne de Jeunes Arméniens)



The Christian Union of Young Armenians (UCJA) is founded in 1949. As part of the Armenian Evangelical Churches of France (EEAF), it aims to follow the development of youth in a spiritual point of view, physical, cultural and social development.


Each year we organize camps for teens and youth in both summer and winter. We offer sporting events, cultural activities, trips, spiritual retreats. Within each church, youth also meet every weekend.


Through each of these activities, we take time apart to study the Bible together, but also topical. We also wish to promote and share our Christian faith through evangelism.