German Sign Language Bible Portions (GSGSLS)

Overview

This translation provides Bible portions in German Sign Language (Deutsche Gebärdensprache, DGS), the primary sign language of the German deaf community. The content is produced in video format for accessible Scripture engagement.

Language and People

German Sign Language (ISO 639-3: gsg) is the dominant sign language of Germany, used by an estimated 200,000 deaf and hard-of-hearing signers. It is linguistically distinct from spoken German and from other European sign languages such as Austrian Sign Language.