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Bible News Roundup – Week of May 1, 2016

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The Spark of Life: Science and the Bible Meet Again
FOX News
Amazing Truths: How Science and the Bible Agree by Michael Guillen in the Bible Gateway Store

Orthodox Celebrate Easter in Jerusalem with “Holy Fire” (Candlelight) Ceremony
The Jordan Times
Infographic: Holy Week Timeline
Resources for Easter in the Bible Gateway Store

Thousands of Jews Pray at the Grave of Biblical Joshua [PHOTOS]
Breaking Israel News
Read about Joshua in Deuteronomy 31:7-8; 34:9; and Joshua 1:1-6 on Bible Gateway

Entire Bible Read Aloud from US Capitol
ABC 13 News
Watch Portions of the Opening Ceremony

Bible Reading Marathon; Concludes with National Day of Prayer
Harrison Daily Times

Photos & Video: Greater Tuscaloosa Bible Reading Marathon Underway
The Tuscaloosa News
WIAT-TV
WBRC-TV

Marathon Bible Reading Kicks Off in Tupelo, Mississippi
Daily Journal

250 Volunteers Read Bible Cover-to-Cover in Clarksville, Tennessee
WKRN-TV

120 Volunteers Read Bible in 75 Hours in Corinth, Mississippi
Daily Corinthian

Marathon: Volunteers in Eureka Springs, Arkansas Spend Week Reading Aloud from Bible
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

USA National Day of Prayer is May 5
National Day of Prayer
A New Chairman for the National Day of Prayer Task Force—Anne Graham Lotz Succeeds Shirley Dobson
The Daniel Prayer: Prayer That Moves Heaven and Changes Nations by Anne Graham Lotz in the Bible Gateway Store

Bentonville, Arkansas School Board to Consider High School Elective Bible Class
ArkansasOnline

Bible Makes ‘Most Challenged Books’ List
Mission Network News
Blog post—Perspective: Bible Still Most Accepted Despite Being Included on ALA List of Top 10 Most Challenged Books

Bible: The Book That Made Your World
Evangelical Focus
Blog post—How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization: An Interview with Vishal Mangalwadi

Oldest Bible Society in USA—Rock Creek Bible Society—To Meet for 202nd Time
Marshall County Tribune

The Risks Of Translating The Bible
BBC World Servicer
Blog post—Bible Translation Organizations

‘Day for the Unreached’ May 15 to Focus on Billions Who Have Never Heard the Gospel
Outreach Magazine
See Evangelism resources in the Bible Gateway Store

Bible-Based Literacy Booklets Boost Literacy in South Africa
News24

Malaysian Catholics Urged to Read the Bible
UCA News
Blog post—CNN: A Catholic Reads the Bible
See Catholic resources in the Bible Gateway Store

Persecuted Christians Read Bible for First Time in Their Own Language After 182 Year Wait
Wycliffe Associates

Religious Freedom Faces ‘Serious And Sustained Assault’ Around The World
NPR
Baptist Press
Blog post—I Am N: An Interview with Cole Richards and Jason Peters
See resources on the topic of Christian persecution in the Bible Gateway Store

Bible with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Handwritten Inscription on Display in Fresno, California
KMPH-TV

“Jesus in Quran and Bible” Exhibition in Greece
ABNA
Blog post—Interview: Nabeel Qureshi, Author of Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity by Nabeel Qureshi in the Bible Gateway Store

Video: Biblical Wildlife Roam in Israel’s South
Wildlife Nature Reserve in the Israeli Desert
Read Genesis 1:25 on Bible Gateway

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