Bible translations into Tamil

The history of Bible translations into the Tamil language commences with the arrival of Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg at Tranquebar in 1706.

[1]Johann Philipp Fabricius, a German, revised Ziegenbalg's and others work to produce the standard Tamil version.

[2] The history of Bible translation into Tamil begins with the arrival of Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (German missionary) at the Danish settlement of Tranquebar in 1706.

Philip Fabricius, also a German, spent twenty four years on the translation of the Bible which was published in 1777.

Bible society of India produced the translation widely used by Protestants in Tamil Nadu.

[5] It was published online with mobile versions released through JW Library application in App stores.