A "polyglot Bible", which, "in the difference of tones and languages", gives an idea of the "differences that exist in mankind". With these words, this morning, card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, archbishop of Cape Coast (Ghana), defined the Biblia Polyglotta (Polyglot Bible) by the American Bible Society (Abs), which had been officially presented a little earlier to Benedict XVI during the interval of the meeting of the third general Congregation of the Episcopal Synod on God’s Word, that is taking place in the Vatican. Speaking at a briefing with the press, card. Turkson said that this edition of the Bible, which for the moment is available in 1,000 copies only, is written in Hebraic-Aramaic, Greek, Latin, English and Spanish. "The Polyglot Bible is the visible symbol of cooperation with the Catholic Church commented Rev. Dennis C. Dickerson, president of the Governors Board of the American Bible Society – and portends the beginning of a new relation between Abs and the Holy See". The work, composed of 3,200 pages, has been published as a limited edition of 1,000 copies on the occasion of the Synod; Benedict XVI will give a copy to each participant (Synodal fathers, experts, auditors, interpreters, etc.). The book given to the Pope this morning is bound in white leather and embellished with gold and silver headings.
