You may have thought that, after all of these years, the text of the Bible, and its subsequent translations, is probably pretty airtight. What certain passages mean is obviously an ongoing debate ...

It's the first French Bible with a major Quebec contribution. Fourteen contributors were from Quebec, including poet and playwright Jacques Brault, a 1999 Governor-General's Award winner.

First official French version of Bible to be published. The first French translation on the entire Christian Bible recognised by the Catholic church was submitted to France's bishops on Saturday.