The goal of this project consists of the development of the content related to the Old Testament for the Vietnamese Study Bible.

The projected Study Bible is aimed at the average Sunday School attendees and their teachers, plus the lay preachers and evangelists in remote areas who have little access to formal Biblical studies. The Vietnamese Study Bible is an easy-to-use accessible source of reference with helpful charts, tables, diagrams, and information. It can help preachers to become more effective (and accurate) in their preaching and help believers to have better access to the Bible.

The goal is to extend this project for another year, until the end of 2023, to make it more adequate and relevant to Vietnamese Christians. Bible Society Vietnam are interested in developing better content by adding notes and adding/revising articles, especially those addressing the following issues relevant to their readership: social aspects that have been neglected or spiritualised in the teaching of the church; women in leadership; inclusive love for wider society rather than just internal love that has separated the church from Vietnamese society; a positive worldview to balance out the Christians’ negative worldview; social justice including poverty, immigration, hospitality, etc.

This project has already been running for a few years, so all the books of the Bible have been translated and first edited. Psalms and Proverbs have also been second edited, and many Old Testament books have been reviewed. The Pauline letters have been checked by a Translation Officer.

The hope is that the Study Bible will help Vietnamese Christians and pastors understand the Bible better, come to know God more, love him more, and spread his love to their neighbours within and without church.