Languages and Writings

British Sign Language (BSL) translations of terms relating to spoken and written languages; texts, manuscripts, and books.

Order of Service

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Order of Service. A booklet or sheet listing the liturgy, hymns/songs, readings, etc for a service.

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Pentateuch

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Pentateuch. The first five books of the Old Testament.

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Psalms

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Psalms. A book of the Old Testament, consisting of songs and poems to God; one of the songs or poems in the Book of Psalms.

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Scripture / Scriptures (Hebrew)

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Scripture / Scriptures (Hebrew). The Bible; the sacred writings of Judaism (more or less equivalent to the Old Testament, but with different ordering of books); the sacred writings of a religion.

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Scroll

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Scroll. Sheets of papyrus, parchment or leather, joined together in rolls up to 10 metres long, on which the Jewish scriptures were written in columns. Each end of the roll was wrapped round a wooden roller that doubled as a handle, so that one column of writing could be revealed and read at a time.

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Biblical references include: Ezra 6:2, Psalm 40:7, Jeremiah 36:2, Ezekiel 2:9, Luke 4:17, Revelation 5:1

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Septuagint

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Septuagint. Ancient Greek translations of the Hebrew Bible.

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