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BACKGROUNDThis investigation provides an important insight into Eurasian consumers' food safety beliefs and trust issues influenced by the COVID‐19 pandemic. An online survey was conducted in 15 European and Asian countries involving more than 4000 consumers.RESULTSIt has confirmed that different socioeconomic characteristics, cultural aspects and education levels shape food safety perceptions within Eurasian countries. The COVID‐19 pandemic influenced their beliefs and trust in food safety, which is relatively low on average. However, it is significantly higher for European consumers (especially European Union ones) compared to their Asian counterparts. Both Asian and European respondents agreed that food fraud and climate changes represent a food safety issue. However, European consumers were less concerned regarding the food safety of genetically modified foods and meat and dairy analogs/hybrids. Asian consumers were, to a greater extent, worried about the risk of getting COVID‐19 from food, restaurants, food retail establishments and home food deliveries.CONCLUSIONEurasian consumers have put their greatest extent of trust, when food safety assurance is concerned, into food scientists and food producers holding a food safety certificate. Broadly, they are uncertain to what extent their federal governments and food inspectors are competent, able and efficient in ensuring food safety. Higher education of Eurasian consumers was followed by increased food safety confidence in all parts of the food chain. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.

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The Armenian translation of the Bible is among the oldest translations. At the dawn of the fifth century AD Armenia was in the midst of geopolitical changes and cultural transformation. The formation of the Armenian alphabet made it possible to undertake a vast body of translation work from Greek, Syriac, and other languages and to create a unique literary culture. In translating the Bible into Armenian, the prominent clergy of the era created an environment in which both fluency in the native language and spiritual literacy were obtained first and foremost through the reading of the Bible. As a lasting consequence, the role of the Bible in the lives of the Armenian people goes beyond a simply religious application, it is perceived both symbolically and historically as the foundation of the Armenian Christian culture per se. The current contribution briefly touches on the historical formation of the Armenian translation of the Bible, the development of its canon, and its textually unique features.