Lockman Foundation
Founded | 1942 |
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Founder | F. Dewey Lockman and Minna Lockman |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | The Bible |
Official website | www |
The Lockman Foundation is a nonprofit, interdenominational Christian ministry dedicated to the translation, publication, and distribution of Bibles and other biblical resources in English and other languages.[1] The foundation's core products are the New American Standard Bible and the Amplified Bible, both evolving from the 1901 American Standard Version. By 2009, the foundation had distributed about 25 million Bibles.[2]
The foundation was established in 1942 by F. Dewey Lockman (1898–1974) and his wife Minna Lockman when they donated part of their citrus ranch in La Habra, California.[3] Dewey Lockman led the foundation until his death, followed by Samuel Sutherland (1974–1979), and Robert Lambeth (1979–2017).[3][4] Robert Lambeth was a donor to all six seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention.[4] The foundation reported assets of $13 million and employment of 12 staff for 2020.[5] Pike Lambeth has served full time as executive vice-president since at least 2009.[2][5]
The declared purpose of the foundation is “to foster and promote the Holy Bible as the inspired and inerrant word of God through Christian, charitable, and educational activities.”
The foundation sought to have the NASB translated further into several Asian languages and maintained a relationship with an evangelical alliance mission for over 30 years. As a result, a Japanese version was published along with versions in Hindi, Korean, and Chinese (in both Mandarin and simplified scripts). The relationship eventually soured, and lawsuits were filed in the US and Japan over copyright and other issues. In 1991, a US Appeals Court decided the cases should be decided in Japanese courts.[9] As of 2022, the foundation's online store does not offer materials in Asian languages.[6]
References
- ^ a b "The standard of Biblical excellence". Lockman Foundation. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b Ponsi, Lou (31 December 2009). "La Habra nonprofit distributes bibles across globe". Orange County Register. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ a b "The Lockman Foundation history". Lockman Foundation. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b Sibley, Alex (25 July 2017). "Lockman Foundation president Robert Lambeth dies". Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b "2020 IRS Form 990 for Lockwood Foundation" (PDF). Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b "The Lockman Foundation Store". Lockman Foundation. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "The Origin of the LSB". Legacy Standard Bible. 316 Publishing. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ https://www.lockman.org/legacy-standard-bible-lsb/
- ^ 930 F.2d 764 (9th Cir. 18 April 1991).
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