Chapter 3
Books of the Bible
Where at least one book of the Bible is already available in text, audio, and video — and where it's still missing.
One book already changes a people's relationship with the Word
This chapter shows how many language groups already have at least one book of the Bible recorded, and in which formats: print text, audio text, and video text. The focus is not the complete Bible, but the first concrete access to Scripture in the heart language.
Each format extends reach to different contexts of use.
How to read these figures
Key concepts
Book of the Bible
Print text
Audio text
Video text
Universe analyzed
Figures 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 cover the Catálogo1 destaque consolidado, which gathers the values Catálogo1 destaque and Catálogo4_concorrência1 from the database. Figure 3.4 covers the other catalogs.
What this chapter answers
- How many groups already have at least one book in written text.
- Where audio already exists, where it can be produced, and where it needs to be investigated.
- Which groups already have biblical text in video, and where they are located.
- How access is distributed across the different catalogs.
Print text
Figure 3.1
Catalog1 Highlight with at least one book of the Bible recorded in print text
How many groups already have at least one book of the Bible in written text?
Catalog1 Highlight · Print text
112
language groups studied
Goal: all groups with at least one book of the Bible.
Current status: 90 of 112 · 80,4%
- Have at least one book: 90
- Active project: 10
- No project: 12
90
Have at least one book
80,4%
10
Active project
8,9%
12
No project
10,7%
Expected editorial figures: 90 with a book, 10 with an active project, and 12 with no project.
Figure 3.1
Audio text
Figure 3.2
Catalog1 Highlight with at least one book of the Bible recorded in audio text
Where does audio already exist, where can it be produced, and where does it still need to be investigated?
Catalog1 Highlight · Audio text
112
language groups
55 de 112
Audio text available
49,1%
- Available: 55
- To produce: 35
- Investigation: 22
55
Available
49,1%
The group has at least one book of the Bible available in audio.
35
To produce
31,3%
The group has at least one book in written text, but still needs to produce the audio recording.
22
Investigation
19,6%
The text's status still needs to be understood before determining the need for audio production.
Figure 3.2
Video text in Catalog1
Figure 3.3
Catalog1 Highlight with at least one book of the Bible recorded in video text
Which Catalog1 groups already have the biblical text in video, and where are they?
Catalog1 Highlight · Video text
112
groups analyzed
29
video available
25,9%
of total
No records with complete coordinates to display on the map.
29 of 29 available groups are shown on the map.
RE_LUMO distribution
- EeV sem áudio66
- EeV Disponível29
- EeV produzir9
- EeV Acima do tempo4
- EeV sem permissão2
- NA - EeV não aplicavél2
Figure 3.3
Video text in the other catalogs
Figure 3.4
Other catalogs with at least one book of the Bible recorded in video text
Outside Catalog1, which groups already have the biblical text in video?
Other catalogs · Video text
25
with video available
19
on the map
6
without coordinates
6 group(s) have no coordinates in the database and therefore appear only in the list, never on the map.
Distribution by catalog
- Catalog3 Border1248,0%
- Catalog4 Overlap624,0%
- Catalog2 National416,0%
- Catalog5 Foreign312,0%
Showing 25 of 25 groups
Only records with RE_LUMO equal to "EeV Disponível" are included in this figure.
Figure 3.4
What this chapter shows
- A single book of the Bible already represents real access to Scripture in the heart language.
- Most Catalog1 Highlight groups already have at least one book in written text.
- Audio progresses where text already exists; where it doesn't, the priority is to investigate the situation.
- Video still reaches a smaller share of groups, inside and outside Catalog1.
- Groups without coordinates remain in the lists: the absence of a map is not the absence of a people.