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Bible News Roundup – Week of May 8, 2016

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International Day for the Unreached
Mission Network News
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Archbishop of Canterbury: Leaving Evangelism to ‘Professionals’ is Missionary Suicide
Premier

90% of Americans Have Prayed for Healing, Study Finds
CNN
Prevalence and Religious Predictors of Healing Prayer Use in the USA: Findings from the Baylor Religion Survey (pdf)
Baylor University news release
Blog post—The God Who Heals: An Interview with Mary J. Nelson
See resources in the Prayer section of the Bible Gateway Store

37% of Americans Say They Read the Bible Weekly or Daily; 56% Say They Read Their Facebook Feed at Least Weekly
MarketWatch

American Bible Society Marks 200th Birthday
RNS

American Bible Society Hosts 140 Bible Translation Groups for World Assembly
United Bible Societies

Bible Survey: Many Americans Scramble Their Scripture
The Washington Post
The State of the Bible 2016

Charisma Media CEO Presents Modern English Version of the Bible to Queen Elizabeth II
Charisma News
How the Modern English Version of the Bible was Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II
Blog post—The Modern English Version on Bible Gateway
Read the Modern English Version (MEV) on Bible Gateway

371-Year Old Bible Lives on in Darlington County, South Carolina
The Hartsville Messenger

Montgomery, Alabama Bible Reading Marathon Takes God’s Word to Capitol Steps
Alabama NewsCenter

Wycliffe Celebrates Completion of Bible Translation in 23 Languages Impacting Nearly 3 Million People
Wycliffe
Read the Bible in more than 70 languages on Bible Gateway

Bible Society of Nigeria Shops for N480 Million ($2.4 Million) to Translate Bible Into 12 Nigerian Languages
AllAfrica
Blog post—The Africa Study Bible: An Interview with Matthew Elliott

Bibles Smuggled into North Africa to Meet Growing Need of Church
Christian Headlines

Bible Quotes on Norway Buses
Norway News

Dublin Archdiocese to Host Ecumenical Bible Week May 15-22
Irish Catholic News

Learning New Testament Greek – My Worst (& Best) Decision
bengywn
Biblical Greek resources in the Bible Gateway Store
Read the Mounce Reverse-Interlinear New Testament on Bible Gateway

Adventist Church Unveils Nebuchadnezzar Statue to Emphasize Bible Study
Adventist News
Read Daniel 2 on Bible Gateway

Israel’s Prime Minister Greets Bible Quiz Participants; Says ‘We’re in the Land of the Bible’
Breaking Israel News

Church Murals Bring Bible Stories to Life
The Dalles Chronicle

Slideshow: Carefully Crafted Stories Revealed by The Knitted Bible in Stafford, UK
Staffordshire Newsletter

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